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Basic Question 8 of 10

If an investor's investment horizon is shorter than the Macaulay duration of a traditional (option-free) coupon bond,

A. coupon reinvestment risk will dominate.
B. market risk will dominate.
C. coupon reinvestment risk and market risk will offset each other.

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Learning Outcome Statements

describe the relationships among a bond's holding period return, its Macaulay duration, and the investment horizon

define, calculate, and interpret Macaulay duration

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 10.