Historically, What Has Been the Relationship Between Bond Prepayment Rates

question 77

Multiple Choice

Historically, what has been the relationship between bond prepayment rates and the market rate of interest?

• A)perfectly related
• B)directly related
• C)inversely related
• D)minimally related
• E)unrelated

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