As Technology Allows Information Regarding the Financial Health of Corporations

question 96

Multiple Choice

As technology allows information regarding the financial health of corporations to become easier to obtain, we should expect:

• A) The risk spread to decrease
• B) The role of bond rating agencies to become more important
• C) A decrease in the number of participants in the bond market
• D) The risk spread to increase

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