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TREASURY BILLS ARE TRADED WEEKLY IN AUCTION. 26 WEEK PAYING UNDER 5% ANNUALLY. CAN BE TRADED VIA AN ONLINE ACCOUNT AND ON TD AMERITRADE THAT IS DONE BY CLICKING “RESEARCH & IDEAS”,
THEN “BONDS & CD’S”
THEN “NEW ISSUES”
CLICK “TREASURY AUCTIONS”
CLICK “VIEW ALL”
There is a box next to which notes, bills or bonds that have an upcoming auction. You can call your online broker Fixed Income Desk to ask a rep to walk you through the process, quite easy. They are sold in $1,000 amounts so 1 bond is equal to $1,000. There is no fee or “load” on buying Treasuries.