financial terms

• Treasury bill
• short term obligations of the federal government

• Treasury Note
• Intermediate term obligation of the federal government with maturities from 1 to 10 years

Securities issued by agencies such as Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal land bank, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

• Certificate of Deposit
• a certificate offered by banks, savings and loans, & other financial institutions for the deposit of funds at a given interest rate over a specified time period

An unsecured promissory note that large corporations issue in investors, minimum amount $25,000

short term securities that frequently arise from foreign trade. The acceptance is a draft that is drawn on a bank for approval for future payment and is subsequently presented to the payer

U.S. dollars held on deposit by European banks & laoned out by those banks to anyone seeking dollars

• fund in which investors may purchase shares for as little as $500 or $1000. reinvests proceeds in high yielding bank CDs, commerical paper & other large denomination high yielding securities
• Investors receive pro rata portion of interest proceeds daily as credit to shares

Accounts at banks, savings and loans & credit unions where depositor receives competitive money market rates on typical min deposit $1000 have 3 deposit & 3 withdrawals a month not meant to be transaction account but place to keep excess cash balances insured up to $100,000

large firms dealing directly with lenders for commercial paper

commercial paper thru intermediate network of dealers due to companies being to small