24-33 What Is the Basic Reason That Two Counterparties Enter

question 51

Multiple Choice

24-33 What is the basic reason that two counterparties enter into a swap agreement?

• A)Exchange of one specified cash flow in the future based on some underlying index.
• B)Better management of credit risk by using a fixed or floating rate bond as hedging instrument.
• C)To restructure or off-set the expected future cash flows to be collected from assets or liabilities held on the balance sheet.
• D)Exchange of assets for a specific period of time at a specified interval.
• E)Taking the opposite side of each transaction in order to keep the swap market liquid.

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Definitions:

Topical

Pertaining to the surface, especially medications or treatments applied directly to a particular area of the body.

Parenteral

Administering substances into the body in a manner other than through the digestive system, such as by intravenous or intramuscular injection.

Sublingual

A method of administration for drugs by placing them under the tongue where they dissolve and are absorbed into the bloodstream.

Topical

Pertaining to the surface, especially medications or applications intended for use on the skin or outer body surfaces.