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A Government security is a tradable instrument issued by the Central Government or the State Governments. It acknowledges the Government's debt obligation. Such securities are short term (usually called treasury bills, with original maturities of less than one year) or long term (usually called Government bonds or dated securities with original maturity of one year or more).

Despite trading higher for most of today's session, stocks ended roughly flat as investors wait on news from the Federal Reserve and Greece.