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short-dated

British  

adjective

  1. (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption Compare medium-dated long-dated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Italy will hold its end-of-month auctions for short-dated BTPs and linkers on Tuesday, and for medium- to long-dated BTPs and floating rate notes on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Investors fear that perps may lure retail investors away from short-dated options and other adrenaline-fueled bets that have been a key revenue driver for the traditional exchanges in recent years.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

Trading volume in extremely short-dated contracts tied to the S&P 500, such as zero days until expiration contracts, or 0DTE, boomed last year, particularly during the summer.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

The Treasury Deparment said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve has bought more than $90 billion of short-dated government bills over the past eight weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

He had steered clear of big capital obligations, had demanded compulsory redemption of bonds, and, while reducing the rate of interest, had converted short-dated debts over the heads of the creditors into perpetual rent-charges.

From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas

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