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Consider bond XX, a 1-year zero coupon bond, and bond YY, a 5-year zero-coupon bond. You can buy or sell short both bonds. You expect that the 1-5 year segment of the yield curve will steepen (that is short-term rates will go down and long-term will go up). Which of the following strategies is likely most profitable?
A. Selling bond XX
B. Buying bond XX and buying bond YY
C. Buying bond XX and selling bond YY
D. Buying bond YY and selling bond XX E. Buying bond YY