Retail investors using the interactive investor platform are set to muscle in on access to the centuries-old UK Treasury Bill (T-Bill) market for the first time.
Access will be granted for ii's investors to hold the government-issued short-term instruments for a minimum investment of £1,000. Customers of the UK's second-largest private investor platform will also be able to participate in UK T-Bill tenders, a privilege that has historically been afforded to investment banks, brokers and other financial institutions. interactive investor moves to restrict poor value investments on its platform Since their formation in 1877, T-Bills have been utilised by the British government to finance its operations through issuing the instruments via th...
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