KKR issues a $10 million 18-month floating rate note priced at LIBOR plus 400 basis points....

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KKR issues a $10 million 18-month floating rate note priced at LIBOR plus 400 basis points. What is KKR's interest rate risk exposure and how can it be hedged? O KKR is exposed to interest rate decreases; hedge by buying Treasury bond futures. O KKR is exposed to interest rate decreases; hedge by selling credit default swaps. OKKR is exposed to interest rate increases; hedge by selling plain-vanilla interest rate swaps. KKR is exposed to interest rate increases; hedge by selling Eurodollar futures. KKR issues a $10 million 18-month floating rate note priced at LIBOR plus 400 basis points. What is KKR's interest rate risk exposure and how can it be hedged? O KKR is exposed to interest rate decreases; hedge by buying Treasury bond futures. O KKR is exposed to interest rate decreases; hedge by selling credit default swaps. OKKR is exposed to interest rate increases; hedge by selling plain-vanilla interest rate swaps. KKR is exposed to interest rate increases; hedge by selling Eurodollar futures.

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