A Credit Default Swap

question 45

Multiple Choice

A credit default swap:

• A) transfers the credit risk in a fixed income instrument from one counterparty to another.
• B) is not considered a credit derivative.
• C) provides the buyer with periodic payments.
• D) can only be traded if the seller owns the underlying instrument.
• E) all of the above.

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