单选题

Which of the following is most likely a limitation of the yield to maturity measure?

A、 It does not consider the capital gain or loss the investor will realize by holding the bond to maturity.
B、 It assumes coupon payments can be invested at the yield to maturity.
C、 It does not reflect the timing of the cash flows.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】

Yield to maturity does consider reinvestment income; however, it assumes that the coupon payments can be reinvested at an interest rate equal to the yield to maturity. This is one of the limitations for the yield to maturity measure because the investor is facing reinvestment risk (future interest rates will be less than the yield to maturity at the time the bond is purchased).