Types of bonds Bonds are debt securities in which a borrower promises to pay a specified interest rate and principal at a future date.
1. Which of the following statements about Treasury bonds is the most accurate?
A. Treasury bonds are not completely riskless, since their prices will decline when interest rates rise.
B. Treasury bonds are completely riskless.
C. Treasury bonds have a very small amount of default risk, so they are not completely riskless.
Based on the information given in the following statement, answer the questions that follow:
New York City issued a general obligation bond for a canal in 1812. It was the first formal debt instrument with a fixed repayment schedule issued by a city.
2. Who is the issuer of the bonds?
A. The New York City government
B. Bank of New York
C. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
3. What type of bonds are these?
A. Treasury bonds
B. Municipal bonds
C. Corporate bonds
4. Which of the following statements is true about bonds?
A. An investor from Kansas that invests in a municipal bond issued by the State of Kansas will pay neither state nor federal taxes on the bond’s coupon payments.
B. An investor from Kansas that invests in a municipal bond issued by the State of Kansas will pay federal—but not state—taxes on the bond’s coupon payments.
5. Which of the following types of bonds has the least default risk?
A. Corporate bonds
B. Treasury bonds
C. Municipal bonds