28. Which of the following is not correct regarding the risk considerations of a bond portfolio? O a. Prepayment risk tends to be higher when interest rate drops O b. Interest rate risk measures portfolio exposure to a parallel shift in the yield curve Oc Optionality risk is the portfolio exposure to the default behavior of the counterparty O d. Spread risk should be considered as the spreads between the treasuries and non-treasuries vary all the time e. Convexity risk happens when bond duration also changes with the interest rate

A portfolio's manager's views on the term structure of interest rates: "Yields reflect expected spot rates and risk premiums. Investors demand risk premiums for holding long-term bonds, and these risk premiums increase with maturity. This manager's views are most consistent with the: A. Segmented markets theory B. Local expectations theory C. Preferred habitat theory OD. Liquidity preference theory

Changing the market risk premium A. Changes neither the y-intercept nor the slope of the security market line B. Changes only the y-intercept of the security market line C. Changes only the slope of the security market line D. Changes both the y-intercept and the slope of the security market line

Which of the following statements is/are most CORRECT? O 11 A yield curve depicts the relationship between bond's 'time to maturity and its yield to maturity. 2) A premium bond's price will decline over time if the required return remains unchanged. 3) A discount bond's price will decline over time if the required return remains unchanged. 4) Both a and b are correct.

9.1 q1- How would you describe the relationship between risk and return for large portfolios of investments? Select one: a. There is no clear relationship. b. The relationship is precisely a positive linear relationship. c. The relationship approximates a positive linear relationship. d. The relationship approximates a negative linear relationship.

Check all that are true with respect to the yield to maturity (YTM) and the expected return for a bond. Group of answer choices The expected return is based on the contractly obligated payments whereas the YTM is based on what the investors expect to receive The YTM is based on the promised payments whereas the expected return is based on the expected cash flows Higher YTMs always mean higher expected returns In the presence of non-zero default risk, the YTM will be higher than the expected return YTM is just another name for the expected return

ich of the following will not reduce risk in a portfolio?   Select one: a.   Selecting two securities that are perfectly positively correlated.   b.   Selecting two securities that are positively correlated.   c.   Selecting two securities that are perfectly negatively correlated.   d.   Selecting two securities that are negatively correlated.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. Lower beta stocks have higher required returns. b. A stock's beta indicates its diversifiable risk. c. Diversifiable risk cannot be completely diversified away. d. Two securities with the same stand-alone risk must have the same betas. e. The slope of the security market line is equal to the market risk premium.

Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion  Question 16:   Which of the following statements about convexity are true?   I. Convexity accounts for the curvilinear function of bond rates   II. A bond with a very low coupon and a long maturity will have low convexity III. A bond investor would seek to avoid bonds with high convexity.   IV. Convexity is defined as the rate of change of the slope of the price/yield curve   V. There is an inverse relationship between maturity and convexity   a. I.   b. II. III. IV.   c. I. IV.   d. II. IV. V.   e. I. II. IV. V.

The inverted yield curve predicts that bond prices will fall. Select one: True OR False