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3 years ago

The principal goal of interest-rate hedging strategy is to hold fixed a bank's:_______.

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amm18123 years ago

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Answer:

A. Net interest margin

Explanation:

In Financial accounting, net interest margin can be defined as a means of measuring or estimating the difference between the amount of interest realized by a financial institution or other depository institutions and the amount of interest that is being paid to lenders in relation to their assets portfolio.

The principal goal of interest-rate hedging strategy is to hold fixed a bank's net interest margin.

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