"A bond trader believes that he has too much inventory in 25-year ABC corporation bonds. The dealer would most likely:"

b. hedge the bond positions

Explanation;

If the bond trader believes that he has too much inventory in 25-year ABC corporation bonds, it means he is worried that this holding can lead to potential loss.

The dealer would therefore like to act against this by hedging the bond positions which means to use derivative instruments such as interest rate swaps to ensure that the risk resulting from holding that many bonds is minimized.

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