The Convention in the Marketplace Is to Refer to a Treasury

Multiple Choice

The convention in the marketplace is to refer to a Treasury positively sloped yield curve whose maturity spread (measured by the six month and 30-year yields) as a ________ when the spread is 300 basis points or less.

A) maturity yield curve
B) positively sloped yield curve
C) normal yield curve
D) negatively sloped yield curve