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Basic Question 1 of 5

An alternative to buying bonds for a financial institution to diversify its credit exposure would be to:

A. sell CDS protection.
B. buy CDS protection.
C. buy the reference entity.

User Contributed Comments 2

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schnurr ‘To diversify its credit exposure”. Wouldn’t buying cds protection diversify its exposure as well?
Logaritmus @up: Buying CDS is taking simillar credit risks.
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe the use of CDS to manage credit exposures and to express views regarding changes in shape and/or level of the credit curve;

describe the use of CDS to take advantage of valuation disparities among separate markets, such as bonds, loans, equities, and equity-linked instruments.

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 30.