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The short in a forward rate agreement:()

A. profits if London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) increases.

B. profits if LIBOR decreases.

C. faces default risk.

答案

参考答案:C

解析:

Each party to a forward contract faces default risk to some extent. If the floating rate at contract expiration (LIBOR or Euribor) is above the rate specified in the FRA, the long position in the contract can be viewed as the right to borrow at below market rates and the long will receive a payment from the short. If floating rates (LIBOR or Euribor) at the expiration date are below the rate specified in the FRA, the short will receive a cash payment from the long. However, "the short profits if LIBOR decreases" is not necessarily true because LIBOR can decrease but remain above the rate specified in the FRA.

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