callable bond will typically have a ________ yield than an otherwise identical bond without a call feature because ________. A) lower, the firm loses flexibility with a callable bond B) higher, the firm loses flexibility with a callable bond

Q: When a bond sells at a premium: O The contract rate is above the market rate O The contract rate is…

A: Premium is added to the market rate to make it to the contract rate. Premium increases the price of…

Q: Which of the following bond provisions will make a bond more desirable to investors, other things…

A: A bond is a fixed-income investment where an investor loans money to an entity (typically a…

Q: an investment in a coupon bond will provide the investor with a return equal to the bond's yield to…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the conditions under which an investment in a coupon…

Q: A bond that has an embedded put is more valuable at ( higher/lower)Over this region on the…

A: An embedded option is referred to as a feature or provision of fixed-income security which lets…

Q: Zero coupon bonds are disadvantageous to the issuing firm if interest rates fall. Select an answer…

A: Bonds are debt instruments that represent a loan from an investor to a borrower, which is usually a…

Q: Is a greater yield to maturity or a lower yield to maturity better to bondholders? Why?

A: When the yield to maturity rises, the bond's price decreases. If the bondholder sold it at that…

Q: i. How would you expect the price of the callable bond to compare to that of the non-callable bond?…

A: Callable bond is a bond which can be redeemed before the period of maturity. It is also called as…

Q: Since bonds always come with a coupon rate, why is it still important to check the yield to maturity…

A: Bonds pay periodic coupons which is calculated as a percentage of the face value of the bond. It is…

Q: Price of short-term bond are less volatile than long-term bonds. But yield to maturity of long-term…

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Q: The risk that a bond cannot be sold since the issuer is not well known is called: a.default risk…

A: The risk of holding fixed income securities like bonds comprise of default risk, interest rate risk…

Q: Debentures are expected to have a higher yield than secured bonds because the debentures are more…

A: Debentures are bonds but slightly different than bonds because debentures are not secured like…

Q: A AAA-rated bond has a lower yield than a A-rated bond. True O False

A: Bonds are debt instruments issued by companies. Credit rating agencies assign ratings to the bonds…

Q: Which of the following would cause lower bond yields? greater maturity risk or more liquidity?

A: Maturity risk premium: It is the measure of additional return that is expected in an investment by…

Q: When a firm gets riskier what will happen to its bonds Multiple Choice   the stated interest rate…

A: Bonds are the debt obligations of a business on which it requires to pay regular interest to the…

Q: As compared to an equivalent noncallable bond, should a callable bond’s yield be higher, lower or…

A: Bonds that are solely repaid at maturity are known as non-callable bonds. A bond's issuer is not…

Q: Interest rate risk is important in bond valuation. High coupon bonds are considered “safer” than…

A: Interest rate risk refers to the possibility that a change in overall interest rates would affect…

Q: If you buy a callable bond and interest rates decline, will the value of your bond rise by asmuch as…

A: Bond valuation refers to the evaluation of bond value at any point of time, which can be used for…

Q: Adding warrants as a "sweetener" to bonds will:  Group of answer choices reduce the value of the…

A: A warrant is a financial instrument that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy…

Q: What type of bond would discourage a frivolous bidder? a. Payment b. Bid c. Labour and material d.…

A: A bond is a type of loan raised by the company for the purpose of financing the assets. The bonds…

Q: An investor invests in a fixed-rate bond because:   His calculated value for the bond is greater…

A: Correct option is (3)- He is happy with the yield of the bond when considering its risk

Q: When would it make sense for a firm to call a bond issue? A) when the market price of the bond…

A: Bonds are debt securities issued by Government or other companies, who seek to raise money from…

Q: When is curve duration used? O In all of the cases given. O When the yield to maturity is not a…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the scenarios in which curve duration is used in…

Q: he following statements is TRUE? emand for a bond declines when it becomes less liquid, decreasing…

A: A liquid asset is one that can be converted to cash quickly and easily. Liquid assets include cash,…

Q: A "discount" bond's price is less than it's par value because the coupon rate is less than the yield…

A: When there is a fall in the price of a bond it is said to be selling at a discount to par.A zero…

Q: o coupon bond has more interest rate risk than a comparable coupon bond.    true or false

A: Zero coupon bond do not have any coupon payment and face value is paid on the maturity and in coupon…

Q: than modified duration. Statement 3: Spread duration is a measure of the risk-free rate change.…

A: 1)Modified duration is a better measure for a bond’s sensitivity for shaping risk than key rate…

Q: Bond prices and bond yields are negatively related. Explain why

A: Bonds are debt instruments issued by companies. The issuing company pays periodic coupons/interests…