Interest Rate DifferentialsA Maturity Risk Premium at a Certain Point

question 95

Multiple Choice

Interest rate differentialsA maturity risk premium at a certain point in time may be expressed by comparing the interest rates on:

• A)a Treasury bill and a Treasury bond
• B)a Treasury bill and a long-term corporate bond
• C)a Treasury bill and the commercial paper rate
• D)a risky security and a comparable maturity U.S.Treasury security
• E)none of the above

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