Investors and Corporations Are on the Opposite Sides of the Interest

question 166

True/False

Investors and corporations are on the opposite sides of the interest rate risk scenario. If interest rates go up to 7%, the bondholder holding a bond with a 6% interest rate knows that he could do better. If he is forced to sell his bond on the secondary market before it matures, he will receive less than the face value.

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