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Corporate Finance · Quiz 1 · 26 Oct 2025 · September 2025 term

Corporate Finance Quiz 1 26 Oct 2025 — Question 23

Question 23

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a bond?

  1. A

    Promised fixed payments at specific time

  2. B

    Stream of payments is inversely proportional to interest rates

  3. C

    There may exist a risk of default from issuer

  4. D

    Ownership claims on the profits

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Correct answer

  • D

    Ownership claims on the profits

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Question 23 of 25 in the IIT Madras BS Corporate Finance (Corporate Finance) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 26 Oct 2025). It carries 4 marks.

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