Which of the following is least likely the reason that floating rate bonds may trade at prices different from their par values()
A. Resetting interest rates makes floating rate bonds more susceptible to the price risk that results from changing interest rates.
B. A time lag exists between the rate change in the market and the time when the coupon rate is reset.
C. The fixed quoted margin on the floating rate security may differ from the margin required by the market.
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The structure of interest rates results from all the following EXCEPT:()
A. viewing each bond coupon payment as a separate zero coupon bond.
B. viewing a bond’s cash flows as having maturities ranging from the next coupon payment to the final payment at maturity.
C. creating the yield curve by plotting term to maturity against the coupon rate.
Which of the following statements about fixed income securities is FALSE()
A. The corporate bond sector is more important in the US than in Japan and Germany.
B. Coupon interest and capital gains from municipal bonds are tax exempt at the federal level.
C. Treasuries and agencies are quoted in 32nds of a price point.
Based on the following information to answer questions from 39 to 40:A mortgage-backed security has been divided into three classes or tranches as follows:Tranche Ⅰ receives net interest and all the principal payments until it is completely paid off.Tranche Ⅱ receives its share of net interest and starts receiving all the principal repayments afterTranche Ⅰ has been completely paid off. Prior to that, it only receives interest payments.Tranche Ⅲ receives monthly net interest and starts receiving all principal repayments afterTranches Ⅰ and Ⅱ have been completely paid off. Prior to that, it only receives interest payments. For a relatively small decline in mortgage interest rates, which of the tranches has the least amount of prepayment risk()
A. Tranche Ⅲ.
B. Tranche Ⅰ.
C. Tranche Ⅱ.