Suppose that the current one-year rate (one-year spot rate) and expected one-year government bonds over years 2, 3 and 4 are as follows: 1R1 = 4.80%, E(2r1) = 5.45%, E(3r1) = 5.95%, E(4r1) = 6.10% Assume that there are no liquidity premiums. To the nearest basis point, what is the current rate for the four-year-maturity government bond? 5.57% 5.62% 5.83% 6.10%

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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.