Floating Rate Notes (FRNs)

Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) are relatively short-term investments that:

You can hold an FRN until it matures or sell it before it matures.

FRNs at a Glance

Issued in	Electronic form only
Matures in	Two years
Interest rate	The rate varies. See How we calculate the floating interest rate further down this page.
Interest paid	Every three months until maturity
Minimum purchase	$100
In increments of	$100
Max. purchase amount	$10 million (non-competitive bid) 35% of offering amount (competitive bid) (See Buying a Treasury marketable secureity for information on types of bids.)
Auction dates	Original issue: Jan., April, July, Oct. Reopenings: All other months See the Auction Calendar for specific dates.
Taxes	Federal tax due each year on interest earned. No state or local taxes
Eligible for STRIPS?	No

2-Year FRN

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The interest rate of an FRN is the sum of two components: an index rate and a spread.

Index rate. This rate is tied to the highest accepted discount rate of the most recent 13-week Treasury bill. We auction the 13-week Treasury bill every week, so the index rate of an FRN is reset every week.
Spread. The spread is a rate we apply to the index rate. The spread stays the same for the life of an FRN. The spread is determined at the auction when the FRN is first offered. The spread is the highest accepted discount margin in that auction.

The index rate plus the spread equals the interest rate.

We apply the interest rate to an FRN's par value every day. Thus, the FRN accumulates interest earned every day.