单选题

A bond portfolio manager is considering three Bonds - A, B, and C - for his portfolio. Bond A allows the issuer to call the bond before stated maturity, Bond B allows the investor to put the bond back to the issuer before stated maturity, and Bond C contains no embedded options. The bonds are otherwise identical. The manager tells his assistant, "Bond A and Bond B should have larger nominal yield spreads to a U.S. Treasury than Bond C to compensate for their embedded options." Is the manager most likely correct?

A、 Yes.
B、 No, Bond A's nominal yield spread should be less than Bond C's.
C、 No, Bond B's nominal yield spread should be less than Bond C's.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】

C is correct because Bond B's embedded put option benefits the investor and the yield spread will therefore be less than the yield spread of Bond C, which does not contain this benefit.