![Some characteristics of the determinants of nominal interest rates are listed as follows. Identify the components (determinants) and the symbols
associated with each characteristic:
Characteristic
This is the premium added to the real risk-free rate to compensate for a decrease in
purchasing power over time.
As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and as interest rates fall, bond prices rise. Because
interest rate changes are uncertain, this premium is added as a compensation for this
uncertainty.
This is the rate for a short-term riskless security when inflation is expected to be zero.
It is calculated by adding the inflation premium to r*.
This is the premium added as a compensation for the risk that an investor will not get paid
in full.
It is based on the bond's marketability and trading frequency; the less frequently the
security is traded, the higher the premium added, thus increasing the interest rate.
Component
Liquidity risk premium
Maturity risk premium
Inflation premium
Nominal risk-free rate
Real risk-free rate
Default risk premium
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This is a premium added to the real risk free rate to compensate for a decreased in purchasing power over time. - Inflation Premium - IP
As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and as interest rates fall, bond prices rise. because interest rate changes are uncertain, this premium is added as a compensation for this uncertainty - Maturity risk premium - MRP
This is the rate for a short-term riskless security when inflation is expected to be zero - Real Risk-Free Rate - r*
It is calculated by adding the inflation premium to r* - Nominal risk free rate - rRF
This is the premium added as a compensation for the risk that an investor will not get paid in full - Default risk premium - DRP
It is based on the bonds marketability and trading frequency; the less frequently the security is traded, the higher the premium added, thus increasing the interest rate - liquidity risk premium - LP
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