This premium is added when a security lacks marketability, because it cannot be bought and sold quickly without losing value.

This is the premium added as a compensation for the risk that an investor will not get paid in full.

This is the premium that reflects the risk associated with changes in interest rates for a long$-$term security.

Over the past several years, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland have had lower interest rates than the United States due to lower values of this premium.

This is the rate on a Treasury bill or a Treasury bond.

This is the rate for a short$-$term riskless security when inflation is expected to be zero.