Which of the Following Statements About Financial Markets and Securities

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities is TRUE?

A) A bond is a long-term security that promises to make periodic payments called dividends to the firm's residual claimants.
B) A debt instrument is intermediate term if its maturity is less than one year.
C) A debt instrument is intermediate term if its maturity is ten years or longer.
D) The maturity of a debt instrument is the number of years (term) to that instrument's expiration date.