A non-interest-bearing discount security issued by governments to finance national debt. The return to the investor at maturity is the difference between the price paid and the face value at maturity. T-bills are differentiated by maturity into 91 days, 181 days and 364 days.
A security issued by the U.S. Government with a maturity of less than one year. T-bills are sold at a discount from par, and therefore, do not bear a fixed interest rate. Treasury bonds mature in more than ten years from their issue date. Treasury notes mature in more than a year, but not more than ten years from their issue date.
a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days
Also known as a Treasury Bill which is a US Treasury security with a maturity of one year or less.
A colloquialism for government treasury bills. Please see treasury bills.
Common term for a government treasury bill, which is a short-term government debt issue.
A U.S. Treasury bill or T-bill. A Treasury bill is a short-term government security sold through competitive bidding at weekly and monthly auctions in denominations from $10,000 to $1 million. T-bills mature in less than one year, are the most widely used of all government debt securities and are a primary instrument of Federal Reserve monetary policy.
A fixed-income security issued by the U.S. Government.
Short-term government debt instrument normally issued at a discount.
U.S. Treasury bond that matures in less than one year, typically three and six months.
A short-term debt obligation of the US Government that is purchased at a discount from face value--that is, they are bought at a discounted price and mature at face value. The amount of the discount is considered the interest. They are sold in denominations of $10,000 to $1 million and have maturities of either 13 weeks, 26 weeks or 52 weeks. T-bills are a common abbreviation for "Treasury bills".
An abbreviation of treasury bill; a short term zero coupon government bond.... more on T-bill
Acronym for treasury bill.
