If a bank has a positive gap,that is,if it is asset sensitive,the bank can hedge its interest-rate risk by which of the following activities?
A) Reducing maturities of its assets
B) Reducing maturities of its liabilities
C) Using a long hedge
D) All of the options are correct
E) Reducing maturities of its assets and liabilities
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