单选题
Based on the following information to answer questions from 39 to 40:
A mortgage-backed security has been divided into three classes or tranches as follows:
Tranche Ⅰ receives net interest and all the principal payments until it is completely paid off.
Tranche Ⅱ receives its share of net interest and starts receiving all the principal repayments after
Tranche Ⅰ has been completely paid off. Prior to that, it only receives interest payments.
Tranche Ⅲ receives monthly net interest and starts receiving all principal repayments after
Tranches Ⅰ and Ⅱ have been completely paid off. Prior to that, it only receives interest payments.
单选题 For a relatively small decline in mortgage interest rates, which of the tranches has the least amount of prepayment risk?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】Tranche Ⅲ has the least amount of prepayment risk since it receives the prepayments last.
单选题 For an investor who is interested in long-term gains, in which tranche should she invest?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】Tranche Ⅲ has the least amount of prepayment risk; therefore, there is a greater chance that the investor will be able to hold on to the investment for a longer time horizon.