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REPURCHASE AGREEMENT  –  An  agreement of  one  party to sell securities at  a
               specified price to a second party and  a simultaneous  agreement of  the  first party to
               repurchase the securities at a specified price or at a specified later date.

               REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – An agreement of one party to sell securities
               at a specified price to a second party and a simultaneous agreement by the first party to
               resell the securities at a specified price to the second party on demand or at a specified
               date.


               SAFEKEEPING – Holding of assets (e.g. securities) by a financial institution.

               TREASURY BILLS – A non-interest bearing discount security issued by the US Treasury
               to finance the national debt.  Most bills are issued to mature in three months, six months,
               or one year.  The yields on these bills are monitored closely for interest rate trends.

               TREASURY BONDS – Long term US government debt securities with maturities of ten
               to thirty years.

               TREASURY NOTES – Intermediate term US government debt securities with maturities
               of one to ten years.

               YIELD – The current rate of return on an investment security generally expressed as a
               percentage of the securities current price.










































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