TIPS are

A. securities formed from the coupon payments only of government bonds.
B. securities formed from the principal payments only of government bonds.
C. government bonds with par value linked to the general level of prices.
D. government bonds with coupon rates linked to the general level of prices.
E. zero-coupon government bonds.


C. government bonds with par value linked to the general level of prices.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are bonds whose par value adjusts according to the general level of prices. This changes coupon payments, but not the stated coupon rate.

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