T-bill
Short-term security
A T-bill is a short-term government debt security issued by the U.S.
Treasury, maturing in one year or less.
T-bills are sold at a discount and redeemed at face value—the difference is the investor's return.
They're considered among the safest investments: She parked her savings in T-bills during the market volatility.
Short for Treasury bill.
Of limited duration
- discountReduced price offered
- maturityFull growth achieved
- face valuePrinted denomination shown
- zero-couponBond paying no interest
negotiable · bearer · denomination · auction · secondary market · money market · liquidity · risk-free
Protected place of shelter
- capital preservationSafeguarding original investment value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- returnsProfits from investments
low-risk · conservative · allocation · laddering · rollover · holding · purchase · broker
Interest on Fed loans
- yield curveRates plotted against maturities
- interest rateCost of borrowing money
- basis pointsHundredths of a percent
- annualizedExpressed as yearly rate
benchmark · spread · monetary policy · inflation · real return · nominal · premium · market rate
Close to maturity
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- issue dateWhen something was released
- expirationEnd of validity
- termFixed period or word
short-term
Of limited duration
- discountReduced price offered
- maturityFull growth achieved
- face valuePrinted denomination shown
zero-coupon · negotiable · bearer · denomination · auction · secondary market · money market · liquidity · risk-free · sovereign debt
safe haven
Protected place of shelter
- capital preservationSafeguarding original investment value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
returns · low-risk · conservative · allocation · laddering · rollover · holding · purchase · broker · institutional
discount rate
Interest on Fed loans
- yield curveRates plotted against maturities
- interest rateCost of borrowing money
- basis pointsHundredths of a percent
annualized · benchmark · spread · monetary policy · inflation · real return · nominal · premium · market rate
short-dated
Close to maturity
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- issue dateWhen something was released
- expirationEnd of validity
- bondsbond, corporate bond, corporate bonds, government bond, municipal bond
- financial instrumentspromissory notes, check, bond fund, cheque, checks
- safe investmentsCD, bonds, treasury bonds, certificate of deposit, savings bond
- savingssavings account, piggy bank, online savings, savings bonds, savings plan
T-billjunk bond
Low-rated corporate debt
penny stock · speculative investment · derivatives · cryptocurrency · venture capital
T-billstock
Goods kept for sale
equity · common stock · shares · real estate · commodity