When the Collateral Manager Fails Pre-Specified Risk Tests, a Cdo

question 30

Multiple Choice

When the collateral manager fails pre-specified risk tests, a Cdo is:

• A) deleveraged by reducing the senior bond class.
• B) restructured to reduce its most expensive funding source.
• C) liquidated by paying off the bond classes in order of seniority.

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