The invention discloses a cable for an instrument. The cable comprises a conductor and an insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer wraps the conductor, and the raw material of the insulation layer comprises the constituents based on parts by weight: 120-130 parts of main material, 15-25 parts of jute fiber, 10-20 parts of nanometer silicon dioxide, 30-50 parts of halloysite, 60-80 parts of bentonite, 15-25 parts of calcined clay, 3-5 parts of magnesium oxide, 0.8-1.2 parts of vulcanization accelerator DETU, 0.5-0.8 part of vulcanization accelerator MZ, 1-2 parts of 1,1-di-(tert-butylperoxy)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane, 1.5-2.5 parts of trioctyl(n-octyl n-decyl phthalate), 0.5-1.5 parts of phenyl petroleum sulfonate and 1.8-3.6 parts of anti-aging agent. The cable is extremely excellent in aging resistance, water prevention and flexibility, has extremely good stability, is difficult to break and has extremely excellent tensional resistance, aging resistance and corrosion resistance.