U.S. Treasury issues three types of Treasury securities: Treasury bills (T-bills), Treasury notes (T-notes), and Treasury bonds (T-bonds). The time to maturity (TTM) of T-bills is 12-month or less than 12-month. The TTM of T-notes is between 1 year and 10 years. The TTM of T-bonds is longer than 10 years. Which one(s) (T-bills, T-notes, or T-bonds) belong to the money market instrument(s)? Which one(s) belong to the capital market instrument(s)? If you would like to buy Treasury securities, which one(s) would you purchase? Explain why?
