Putable Bonds Give the Bondholders an Option to Sell the Bond

question 117

True/False

Putable bonds give the bondholders an option to sell the bond at a price higher than par value by the amount of one year interest payment when and if the firm takes specified actions such as being acquired, acquiring another company, or issuing a large amount of additional debt.

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Definitions:

Resale Value

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Least-Squares Regression

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Predictor Variables

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