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The Following Information Relates to Question 42 Both Bonds Pay Interest Annually

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The following information relates to Question 42
 Bond  Coupon Rate  Time-to-Maturity  Price  UK Government Benchmark Bond 2%3 years 100.25 UK Corporate Bond 5%3 years 100.65\begin{array} { l c c r } \text { Bond } & \text { Coupon Rate } & \text { Time-to-Maturity } & \text { Price } \\\hline \text { UK Government Benchmark Bond } & 2 \% & 3 \text { years } & 100.25 \\\text { UK Corporate Bond } & 5 \% & 3 \text { years } & 100.65 \\\hline\end{array}
both bonds pay interest annually. The current three-year EuR interest rate swap benchmark is 2.12%.
-The G-spread in basis points (bps) on the uK corporate bond is closest to:


A) 264 bps.
B) 285 bps.
C) 300 bps.

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