money market instruments

money market instruments definition - finance
Financial instruments that usually mature in less than one year. They typically have only small fluctuations in price and involve minimal risk. Money market funds or 13- or 26-week Treasury bills are some examples of money market instruments.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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