A small amount of marketable securities are held by government accounts.

At the end of last year, the company reported it had more than $3 billion in cash and marketable securities on hand.

"The investor has property, marketable securities and is on his way to a better life."

The rest are marketable securities, $46 billion at the end of May, the most recent tally.

For the exchange of Treasury marketable securities, see our information page.

For marketable securities, the length of time the security earns interest.

Ford reported having cash and marketable securities worth $9.1 billion on hand at the end of September.

"Going forward, the company has over $1 billion in cash and marketable securities," a spokeswoman said.

With $439 million in cash and marketable securities, the company said it was fully funded until then.

Bill Gates, for example, is sitting on billions of dollars and marketable securities.

The money could be invested in both non-marketable and marketable securities.

The decline partly reflected lower income from the company's portfolio of marketable securities.

Apple has an additional $36.5B long term marketable securities according to their 10-Q.

Marketable securities can be bought, sold, or transferred after they are originally issued.

The company ended the quarter with $2.9 billion in cash and marketable securities, up $500 million, mainly because of its business operations.

British funds have 86% of their assets in marketable securities, those in Germany 44%.

Marketable securities purchases can also be scheduled in advance.

If it is more, the firm pays off the debt or invests in marketable securities.

As of Jan. 1, Chrysler had about $3 billion in cash and marketable securities.

General Motors, the world's biggest auto maker, had $10.9 billion in cash and marketable securities on hand at the end of last year.

It also owned $4 billion in marketable securities.

Its cash and marketable securities declined by only $8 million, to $900 million in the quarter.

"I feel positive that they made a considerable haul between them, in cash, or marketable securities.

For marketable securities, the date when the security becomes payable and stops earning interest.

"Microsoft has $18 billion in cash and marketable securities - it's like a nation's central bank defending its currency," he said.