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问题如下:
A risk analyst at a trading firm is evaluating different approaches to mitigate the risks of a portfolio. The analyst assesses the characteristics of credit spreads and focuses on credit spread risk. Which of the following statements is correct?
选项:
A.The credit spread is equal to the difference between the actual rate of return of a risky financial instrument and the expected rate of return of that instrument
In a mature financial market, a portfolio’s market
risk typically includes credit spread risk, interest rate risk, and model risk
Credit derivatives can help to price the credit spread
risk for a wide variety of financial instruments that have credit risk exposure
Financial instruments that have credit spread risk are
typically illiquid assets
解释:
C is correct. Credit derivatives can help in price discovery and quantification of the credit spread risk for a wide variety of financial instruments with credit risk exposure, including privately traded high-yield loans and loan portfolios.
A is incorrect. The credit spread is the difference in the yield on instruments subject to credit risk (e.g., bonds, derivatives, and loans) and comparable maturity Treasury bonds.
B is incorrect. In a mature credit market, credit risk (not market risk) extends beyond default risk to include credit spread risk. Also, model risk is classified as an operational risk.
D is incorrect. The credit spread is the difference in the yield on instruments subject to credit risk (e.g., bonds, derivatives, and loans) and comparable maturity Treasury bonds. Bonds are liquid asset
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