Capital Losses Will Automatically Be the Case for Bond Investors

question 53

Multiple Choice

Capital losses will automatically be the case for bond investors who buy:

• A) discount bonds.
• B) premium bonds.
• C) zero-coupon bonds.
• D) junk bonds.

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