One Advantage of Using Swaps to Eliminate Interest-Rate Risk Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

One advantage of using swaps to eliminate interest-rate risk is that swaps

• A) are less costly than futures.
• B) are less costly than rearranging balance sheets.
• C) are more liquid than futures.
• D) have better accounting treatment than options.

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