US Government Securities Are Used to Construct Yield Curves Because

question 95

Multiple Choice

U.S. government securities are used to construct yield curves because

• A) they are free of default risk.
• B) the large number of maturities form a continuous curve.
• C) they are free of default risk and the large number of maturities form a continuous curve.
• D) None of the options are correct.

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