Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) If the maturity risk premium were zero and interest rates were expected to decrease in the future, then the yield curve for U.S. Treasury securities would, other things held constant, have anUpward slope.
• B) Liquidity premiums are generally higher on Treasury than corporate
• Bonds.
• C) The maturity premiums embedded in the interest rates on U.S. Treasury securities are due primarily to the fact that the probability of default is higher on long-term bonds than on short-
• Term bonds.
• D) Default risk premiums are generally lower on corporate than on
• Treasury bonds.
• E) Reinvestment rate risk is lower, other things long-term than on short-term bonds.
• Held constant,
• On

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