A $500 000 180-Day Note Is Purchased with a Yield $-9.81 \%$

question 37

Multiple Choice

A $500 000 180-day note is purchased with a yield of 8% and sold 90 days later with a yield of 6%.Calculate the discrete holding period return for this note expressed as an annual nominal return.

• A) \( -9.81 \% \)
• B) \( -9.73 \% \)
• C) \( 9.73 \% \)
• D) \( 9.81 \% \)

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