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1.
The coupon rate is the amount of interest paid on a bond's premium.
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False. The coupon rate is the amount of interest paid on a bond's par.
2.
The price you pay for a new bond issue is called its _______.
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Offering price. Markups and commissions are fees you pay to dealers and brokers, respectively.
3.
New-issue bonds are bonds that are sold through the secondary market.
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False. New-issue bonds are purchased directly from the bond issuer.
4.
The time at which you are paid back for a bond is known as its _______.
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Maturity. A bond's maturity is the date upon which the investor's money is repaid by the issuer.
5.
Buying diversified bond mutual funds has more risk than buying a few bonds individually.
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False. Because diversified bond funds contain many different kinds of bonds, they tend to have less risk than small groups of individual bonds.