Which of the Following Statements Is Most Correct

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most correct?

• A)Extended refunding is one of the new debt-management techniques used to extend the average maturity of the marketable debt without disturbing the financial markets and occurs when the Treasury offers the owners of a given issue the opportunity to exchange their holdings well in advance of the holdings' regular maturity for new securities of longer maturity.
• B)Investment grade bonds have ratings of Baa or higher and meet financial institution (banks, pension funds, insurance companies, etc.) investment standards.
• C)In reaction to the then developing 2007-2009 financial crisis, short-term interest rates declined sharply and were less than 100 percent by October, 2008.
• D)Laddered refunding is one of the new debt-management techniques used to extend the average maturity of the marketable debt without disturbing the financial markets and occurs when the Treasury offers the owners of a given issue the opportunity to exchange their holdings well in advance of the holdings' regular maturity for new securities of longer maturity.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Yield To Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until it matures, considering all interest payments and the repayment of principal.

Discount

The reduction applied to the original price of goods or services, often to encourage sales.

Call Premium

The additional amount a bond issuer must pay over the par value if they wish to redeem the bond before its maturity date.

Time To Maturity

The remaining time until a financial instrument, such as a bond, reaches its date of redemption and the principal amount is repaid to investors.