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Why is the Discount Yield on a US Treasury Bill always lower than its Bond-Equivalent Yield?

  1. Discount yields apply only to corporate commercial paper
  2. The discount yield reflects the effect of semi-annual coupon compounding
  3. The discount yield uses a 360-day year and divides by the face value
  4. The bond-equivalent yield embeds the investor's effective marginal tax shield

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