R48 练习: 固定收益现金流与类型

考纲范围

describe common cash flow structures of fixed-income instruments and contrast cash flow contingency provisions that benefit issuers and investors


Q1.

Bruce invested in a 5-year corporate bond issued by a high-tech company three months ago. The bond has a face value of 100. The bond pays a fixed interest of \annually and the bond’s outstanding principal amount is reduced to zero by the maturity date, the bond is best described as a:

A. plain vanilla bond.

B. bullet bond.

C. fully amortized bond.


Q2.

Considering a 3-year bond with a sinking fund arrangement, if the market interest rates decrease, the bondholders would:

A. face more reinvestment risk.

B. face more credit risk.

C. prefer their bonds to be repaid.


Q3.

The issuer financing a project with the intention to conserve cash until the project is completed mostly likely issue a:

A. step-up coupon bond.

B. payment-in-kind coupon bond.

C. deferred coupon bond.


Q4.

Which of the following bonds is most likely beneficial to bond issuers?

A. Callable bond

B. Putable bond

C. Convertible bond


Q5.

Compared with an equivalent option-free bond, a putable bond always has a(n):

A. higher yield.

B. lower yield.

C. the same yield.