Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) A bond is likely to be called if its market price is below its par value.
• B) Even if a bond's YTC exceeds its YTM, an investor with an investment horizon longer than the bond's maturity would be worse off if the bond were called.
• C) A bond is likely to be called if its market price is equal to its par value.
• D) A bond is likely to be called if it sells at a discount below par.
• E) A bond is likely to be called if its coupon rate is below its YTM.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variation in a set of values, indicating how much they deviate on average from the mean.

Variance

A statistical measurement of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean, indicating how spread out the data are.

Expected Value

A calculated average of all possible outcomes of a random variable, weighted by their probabilities.

Expected Value

A calculated average outcome of a random event, considering all possible outcomes and their probabilities.