Which one of the following alternatives represents the correct series of payments made by a typical 6 percent U. S. Treasury note with a par value of $100000 issued today with five years to maturity Number and size of each intermediate payment Payment made at maturity()①A. 9 semiannual payments of $3000 $100000 ②B. 4 annual payments of $6000 $106000 ③C. 9 semiannual payments of $3000 $103000
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Which of the following statements regarding Treasury bills (T-bills) is TRUE T-bills:()
A. have maturities greater than 6 months and can be sold at a price greater than par.
B. are considered the risk-free instrument, which means there exists no interest rate risk.
C. carry no coupon.
Which of the following statements about debt securities is least accurate()
A. Commercial paper is a short-term (less than nine months) vehicle for corporate borrowing.
B. A MTN is a shelf-registered debt instrument that is continually offered to investors by an agent of the issuer and varies in maturity from nine months to over 30 years.
C. A medium-term note (MTN) differs from a corporate bond in that a MTN is sold to investors on a "firm commitment" basis wherein the investment banker guarantees a price to the issuer.
Which of the following statements regarding zero-coupon bonds and spot interest rates is TRUE()
A. Price appreciation creates all of the zero-coupon bond’s return.
B. Spot interest rates will never vary across the term structure.
C. If the yield to maturity on a 2-year zero coupon bond is 6%, then the 2-year spot rate is 3%.
WHAT IS ON EXHIBITIONS Oil Paintings—Oil painter Zhang Yongxu’s one-man show will run January 3~19 at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Zhang, 33, graduated from the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. In the upcoming exhibition, viewers will see a personal experience of human life, and a combination of Eastern and Western art. Time: January 3~19. Address: Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, 5 Jiaowei Hutong, Wang fujing, Dongcheng District. Art from Nanjing—A group of young artists from Nanjing present a grand exhibition in the China National Art Museum from Jan. 5~11. The artists are from the Nanjing Calligraphy and Painting Institute. Inspired by the renowned artists in former generations such as Gu Kaizhi in the Jin Dynasty and the contemporary master Fu Baoshi, the artists have strenuously pursued new ways of producing quality traditional Chinese paintings. Time: Jan. 5~11. Location: China National Art Museum. Western Art Show—The China National Art Museum is displaying 117 pieces of European modern art donated by Peter Ludwig and his wife, Irene Ludwig. Many of them were done by world-famous artists, including four by Pablo Picasso. Peter Ludwig was a celebrated entrepreneur and popular social activist in Germany as well as a world-famous collector with thousands of invaluable art works. Time: from Jan. 6~20. Address: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District. If you want to see a combination of Eastern and Western art, you can go to see ______.
A. Zhang Yongxu’s exhibition of oil paintings
B. The Art show from Nanjing
C. The Western Art Show
D. Gu Kaizhi’s paintings on Jan. 5th