Which of the following statements is most correct?
A)Extended refunding is one of the new debt-management techniques used to extend the average maturity of the marketable debt without disturbing the financial markets and occurs when the Treasury offers the owners of a given issue the opportunity to exchange their holdings well in advance of the holdings' regular maturity for new securities of longer maturity.
B)Investment grade bonds have ratings of Baa or higher and meet financial institution (banks, pension funds, insurance companies, etc.) investment standards.
C)In reaction to the then developing 2007-2009 financial crisis, short-term interest rates declined sharply and were less than 100 percent by October, 2008.
D)Laddered refunding is one of the new debt-management techniques used to extend the average maturity of the marketable debt without disturbing the financial markets and occurs when the Treasury offers the owners of a given issue the opportunity to exchange their holdings well in advance of the holdings' regular maturity for new securities of longer maturity.
E)none of the above

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Investment grade bonds are defined as bonds that have credit ratings of Baa or higher, indicating a lower risk of default, and are considered suitable for investment by financial institutions such as banks, pension funds, and insurance companies. Choices A and D describe extended and laddered refunding, which are techniques used by the Treasury to manage its marketable debt. Choice C describes the state of short-term interest rates during the financial crisis of 2007-2009.

Which of the Following Statements Is Most Correct