问题如下:
Li, a credit analyst in a securities firm, recommended his client to increase investments in high-yield bond. which of the following is most likely to be the reason for this recommendation?
选项:
A. Li’s expectation about the economic growth will be much better than that of the market.
B. The interest rate is expected to decrease.
C. By adding more high-yield bonds, the portfolio’s liquidity will be improved.
解释:
A is correct.
考点:考察High-yield bond投资的考虑因素
解析:Li建议其客户增加High-yield bond的头寸。三个选择中A是最有可能成为该推荐的原因。因为Li认为的经济增长要好于整个市场的预期,则当前整个市场给了High-yield bond一个更大的Credit Spread,换句话说Li认为合理的Credit spread要小于当前市场上给出的Spread,因此Li认为当前High-yield bond是被低估的,应该买入。对于B选项,如果预期Interest rate会下跌,应该至少投investment-grade bond,因为high-yield bond对利率的敏感度小于investment-grade bond;对于C选项,high-yield bond 的流动性通常比起investment-grade bond更差。
B选项的理解是不是这样:利率下降,而利率和spread有抵消作用。HYB的spread占比大抵消大,所以HYB价格上升小,所以如果预期利率下降应该多买IG Bond?