Financial Firms That Underwrite Credit Default Swaps

question 41

Multiple Choice

Financial firms that underwrite credit default swaps:

• A)pay an annual premium to the swap's holder
• B)receive an annual premium from the swap's holder
• C)are reducing their risk by underwriting these financial instruments
• D)potentially receive large payouts if the issuers of securities underlying the swaps default on their obligations to the holders of the securities
• E)were not a part of the 2008 financial crisis

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