问题如下:
Which type of sovereign bond has the lowest interest rate risk for an investor?
选项:
A.
Floaters
B.
Coupon bonds
C.
Discount bonds
解释:
A is correct.
Floaters are bonds with a floating rate of interest that resets periodically based on changes in the level of a reference rate, such as Libor. Because changes in the reference rate reflect changes in market interest rates, price changes of floaters are far less pronounced than those of fixed-rate bonds, such as coupon bonds and discount bonds. Thus, investors holding floaters are less exposed to interest rate risk than investors holding fixed-rate discount or coupon bonds.