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Long term corporate bonds would contain which of the following risk premiums.
Inflation Premium
Default Risk Premium
Liquidity Premium
Maturity Risk Premium
All of the above
Answer - All of the above
Nominal yield of a bond = Real risk free rate + Inflation Premium + Default Risk Premium + Liquidity Premium + Maturity Risk Premium
Real risk free rate is the inflation adjusted risk free rate of return.
Inflation premium compensates for the inflation risk that the investor takes.
Default risk premium compensates for credit default risk taken by investor.
Liquidity premium compensates for the lack of marketability of the bond.
Maturity risk premium compensates for long term interest rate risk bear by the bond holder.