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With respect to interest rate risk, an investor who sells a fixed-rate bond after the first coupon is received but before maturity is exposed to:
Explanation:
The correct answer is C because the investor faces two types of risks:
Coupon reinvestment risk is more significant for investors with a long-term horizon relative to the bond's maturity, while market price risk is more relevant for those with a short-term horizon. For example, a buy-and-hold investor is primarily exposed to coupon reinvestment risk, whereas an investor selling the bond before the first coupon is received faces only market price risk.