Security
Any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or evidence of any participation in any profit-sharing agreement.
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Commercial Paper
Debt obligations with Maturities of between 1 and 270 days; usually backed by some form of Credit Enhancement. Commercial Paper is often said to be issued in “tranches.”
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Minor Portion
The amount of gross proceeds of a tax-exempt bond issue that may be permanently invested at a materially higher yield than the yield on the tax-exempt bonds equal to the lesser of 5% of the sale proceeds of the bonds or $100,000.