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Basic Question 2 of 9
The cheapest-to-deliver option benefits the ______.
B. protection seller.
C. loan borrower.
A. protection buyer.
B. protection seller.
C. loan borrower.
User Contributed Comments 3
User | Comment |
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gregsob2 | really? in what sense? isnt it the protection seller who delivers the bond? |
droko | the buyer delivers. |
CFAJ | the protection seller either buys the defaulted bonds from the buyer of CDS or pays the difference between cheapest to deliver and notional amount |

I used your notes and passed ... highly recommended!

Lauren
Learning Outcome Statements
describe credit default swaps (CDS), single-name and index CDS, and the parameters that define a given CDS product;
CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 30.