B. J. Gautney Enterprises is evaluating a security. One-year Treasury bills are currently paying 5.2 percent. Calculate the investment's expected return and its standard deviation. Should Gautney invest in this security? Probability Return 0.05 0.50 0.40 0.05 -5 3 7 8 % % % %

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Treasury Market

On-the-run securities are the most recently issued securities in the market depth and are therefore traded at some premium. The off-the-run securities are the ones issued just before the most recent ones. The on-the-run securities have a lower yield to the investor than the off-the-run securities.