Exercise
Answer True or false
- 1. True or false. A bond’s coupon rate depends on the creditworthiness of the issuer.
- 2. True or false. A ratings agency is hired by a potential investor, a transfer agent, or a broker-dealer to assess the creditworthiness of a bond issue.
- 3. True or false. The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 prohibited the further issuance of registered bonds.
- 4. True or false. When book-entry bonds are held in street name, the beneficial owner is the broker-dealer.
- 5. True or false. All else equal, an investor would rather own a callable bond rather than a bond with a put feature, because the coupon rate is higher.
Answers
- 1. True. The coupon rate depends on the creditworthiness of the bond, which depends on the creditworthiness of the iss