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Which of the following statements regarding risk is(are) CORRECT? I. Interest rate risk is the variability of a security’s returns resulting from changes in interest rates. II. Inflation risk, or purchasing power risk, is the variability of security returns caused by the decline in the purchasing power of invested dollars. I only II only Both I and II Neither I nor II
Both the statements are correct
Interest rate risk refers to the change in security prices due to change in interest rate term structure
Inflation risk is the change in security price in a rising inflation scenario where purchasing power of dollar would decrease