If Interest Rates Are Expected to Increase, the Coupon Payment

question 23

Multiple Choice

if interest rates are expected to increase, the coupon payment structure most likely to ben- efit the issuer is a:

• A) step-up coupon.
• B) inflation-linked coupon.
• C) cap in a floating-rate note.

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