The outstanding bonds of Winter Tires Inc. provide a real rate of return of 3.2 percent. If the current rate of inflation is 2.1 percent, what is the actual nominal rate of return on these bonds?

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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.