Hey Financial People: The interest rate on 3 month Treasury Bills just went to -0.01%. Why would anybody, or any institution, buy them? [more inside]
posted by jsonic on Dec 9, 2008 - 10 answers

Is there a way I can buy the 30 year swap for my personal account? [more inside]
posted by raz5 on Oct 24, 2008 - 5 answers

Strips-Tint-US Treasury (bonds)... I need to know the original cost/adjusted basis for reference number: XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX. What is my tax person asking? How do I get this info? Google has failed me.
posted by zeek321 on Apr 11, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me understand US Treasury securities. [more inside]
posted by Flunkie on Apr 4, 2008 - 10 answers

Without sounding conspiratorial... I'm wondering how much arm twisting it took by political/economic elites to get the Fed to adopt its current Liquidity Plan. Will Carlyle Capital directly benefit from it? A couple of days ago I read this story about their recent notice of default on a margin call. [more inside]
posted by purenitrous on Mar 12, 2008 - 8 answers

If the stock market were to completely crash this year, how would the effects differ from 1929? [more inside]
posted by raikkohamilonso on Jan 8, 2008 - 16 answers

I'm trying to find any example of what a U.S. Treasury security might look like (T-bill, T-note, or T-bond, but not a savings bond). I understand most treasury bonds are electronic now, but it wasn't always that way. The Treasury FAQ says that paper versions still exist. Google Image turns up nothing but oodles of financial graphs no matter what I do. Nothing over 100 years old, please! Versions of this from other countries are fine as long as I can read them in English and they're recent.
posted by zek on Nov 13, 2005 - 2 answers