What Are Commercial Letters of Credit

question 75

Multiple Choice

What are commercial letters of credit?

• A)They are contractual commitments to make a loan up to a stated amount at a given interest rate in the future.
• B)They are contracts that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a pre-specified price for a specified time period.
• C)They are nonstandard contracts between two parties to deliver and pay for an asset in the future.
• D)They are standardized contract guaranteed by organized exchanges to deliver and pay for an asset in the future.
• E)They are contingent guarantees sold by an FI to underwrite the trade or commercial performance of the buyer of the guaranty.

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