To Exploit an Expected Increase in Interest Rates,an Investor Would

question 21

Multiple Choice

To exploit an expected increase in interest rates,an investor would most likely

• A) sell Treasury bond futures.
• B) take a long position in wheat futures.
• C) buy S&P 500 index futures.
• D) take a long position in Treasury bond futures.
• E) none of these.

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