The Main Risk That Investment Banks Face from Their Underwriting

question 79

Multiple Choice

The main risk that investment banks face from their underwriting services is:

• A) the client will not pay for the service.
• B) the company issuing the securities will go bankrupt.
• C) the price investors pay for the security is less than the guaranteed price to the issuing firm.
• D) the price paid by investors exceeds the guaranteed price to the issuing firm.

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