Floating Rate Debt Is Advantageous to Investors Because the Interest

question 16

True/False

Floating rate debt is advantageous to investors because the interest rate moves up if market rates rise. Floating rate debt shifts interest rate risk to companies and thus has no advantages for issuers.

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