Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)When bond yields have increased,by exercising the call on the callable bond and then immediately refinancing,the issuer can lower its borrowing costs.
• B)To understand how call provisions affect the price of a bond,we first need to consider when an issuer will exercise its right to call the bond.
• C)If the call provision offers a cheaper way to retire the bonds the issuer will forgo the option of purchasing the bonds in the open market and call the bonds instead.
• D)An issuer can always retire one of its bonds early by repurchasing the bond in the open market.

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, the group that does not receive the experimental treatment, serving as a baseline to compare the effects of the treatment.

False Positives

An error in which a test incorrectly indicates the presence of a condition that is not actually there.

Type II Error

A statistical error that occurs when one fails to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a false negative.

Difference-In-Difference

An estimator that identifies the causal effect of a treatment, like a special promotion, by comparing the periods before and after the treatment between an experimental group and a control group. The second difference is designed to remove selection bias.