Why Do Garbage Class Bonds Often Have a Negative Duration

question 81

Multiple Choice

Why do garbage class bonds often have a negative duration?

• A)The value of the returns in this bond class increases when interest rates increase.
• B)It gives the rights to collateralization.
• C)Bond values fall with interest rate increases.
• D)It gives rights to reinvestment income on the cash flows in the CMO trust.
• E)Significant risk premium required by the uninsured depositors.

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