The Default Risk Premium Is Measured

question 88

Multiple Choice

The default risk premium is measured

• A)by an index published monthly by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• B)by an index published monthly by The Wall Street Journal.
• C)as the difference between the yield on the security and the yield on a U.S. Treasury security of the same maturity.
• D)as the difference between the nominal yield on the security and the real after-tax yield on the security.

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