Commercial paper is a short-term note (normally 30 to 270 days) issued by corporations with good credit ratings Issued in $5,000 and $10,000 denominations, these notes generally yield a higher rate than Treasury bills
Unsecured short-term promissory notes used by companies to obtain cash They are sold through dealers in the open market or directly to investors The maturity of commercial paper is typically less than 270 days; the most common maturity range is 30 to 50 days or less Such short maturities make commercial paper a fairly stable, liquid investment It will often be part of an equity fund's cash position or the cash part of a company's current assets Money market funds also hold commercial paper BACK TO TOP
Short-term corporate debt actively traded by institutions Many mutual funds and money market funds invest in these notes, which may mature in as little as one day, to achieve interest on short-term, liquid investments and cash equivalents
Negotiable, short-term, unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form on a discount or coupon basis by a corporation to raise working capital, for up to 270 days term A direct obligation of the issuer, it is sold in multiples of $25,000 and is rated by Standard & Poor's (A-1, A-2, and A-3) and Moody's (Prime 1, Prime 2, and Prime 3) Interest is paid at maturity Payment is required in Federal Funds on settlement date (usually at the buyer's option) and payment is required by Federal Funds on the maturity at the issuer's bank The principal types are Prime Finance Paper issued by sales finance companies and certain large bank holding companies, Prime Industrial Paper issued by leading industrial companies, and Finance Paper of less-than-prime quality For Prime Finance Paper, investors may specify both the issue and maturity dates For Prime Industrial Paper, only those maturities listed on the market are available
Negotiable, short-term promissory note issued by well-known corporate borrowers Notes must mature in 270 days or less and are used to fill short-term needs
Short-term promissory notes issued in bearer form by large corporations, with maturities ranging from 5 to 270 days Since the notes are unsecured, large corporations with impeccable credit ratings generally dominate the commercial paper market
Debt instruments that are issued by established corporations to meet short term financing needs Such instruments are unsecured and have maturities ranging from 2 to 270 days Commercial paper is rated by Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Service
Short-term obligations with maturities ranging from 2 to 270 days issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors with large temporary cash positions Such instruments are unsecured and usually discounted, but are usually interest bearing
Short term obligations with maturities ranging from 2 to 270 days issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors with temporarily idle cash Such instruments are unsecured and usually discounted Both Moody's and Standard & Poors's assign ratings to commercial paper
Short-term obligations with maturities ranging from 2 to 270 days, issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors with temporarily idle cash Commercial paper's rates are flexible and usually marginally lower than bank rates Many investors (who are actually lenders in this case, because this is a form of debt) like the flexibility and safety that commercial paper offers because it is issued only by top-rated concerns and backed by bank lines of credit Money market funds buy large quantities of commercial paper
Short-term, unsecured promissory notes with maturities no longer than 270 days They are issued by corporations, in denominations starting at $10,000, to fund short-term credit needs
short-term IOU, or unsecured money market obligation, issued by prime rated commercial firms and financial companies, with maturities from 2 days up to 270 days A promissory note of the issuer used to finance current obligations, and is a negotiable instrument
Short-term promissory notes issued in bearer form by large corporations, with maturities ranging from 5 to 270 days Since the notes are unsecured, the commercial papers market generally is dominated by large corporations with impeccable credit ratings
Unsecured short-term debt, usually from 2 to 270 days, issued by banks and corporations, which is generally safe and flexible It is usually a major component of money market fund investment portfolios
Commonly used as a money market instrument, commercial paper is an unsecured, short-term promissory note issued by a corporation Degree of investment risk: low