You can interpret SDL, T-bill, and G-secs symbols by understanding their unique combination of numbers and alphabets that provide key information about each security.
State Development Loans (SDL)
Example: 709UP30-SG
- 709: 7.09% annualised interest rate
- UP: Uttar Pradesh (issuing state)
- 30: 2030 (year of maturity)
- SG: State government
Treasury Bills (T-bill)
Example: 364D221222-TB
- 364D: Tenure of 364 days
- 221222: 22nd December 2022 (maturity date)
- TB: Treasury bill
Government Securities (G-sec)
Example: 522GS2025-GS
- 522: 5.22% annualised interest rate
- GS: Government security
- 2025: Year of maturity
- GS: Government security
You can learn more by visiting
Government securities
module on Varsity.