Are bonds with a maturity of three years ok for cash?

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taipalag
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Are bonds with a maturity of three years ok for cash?

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Hi,

I'm a Belgian Investor. From the Belgian state, I can only get bonds with 3, 5 and 8 years of maturity. Would it be ok to hold bonds with a three year maturity as cash?

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Never mind, it seems they only released bonds with five years maturity over the last few years...
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Re: Are bonds with a maturity of three years ok for cash?

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In any case, there are American investors here who buy 3-year notes.
Hopefully, they'll offer them again in the future in Belgium.
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taipalag wrote: Never mind, it seems they only released bonds with five years maturity over the last few years...
Buy five equal tranches to improve liquidity.
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