The minimum investments in Treasury Direct are $10, 000 for bills; $5, 000 for notes maturing in less than five years; and $1, 000 for securities that mature in five or more years.

在“国库券直达”中，短期国库券的最低投资额是10000美元，期限少于5年的中期国库券最低投资额是5000美元，期限在5年及以上的债券最低投资额为1000美元。

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