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3I0-012 · Question #228
What happens when the issuer of a bond being used as collateral in a classic repo fails to pay a coupon on the bond during the term of the repo?
The correct answer is D. The buyer is not obliged to make a manufactured payment to the seller but the buyer is likely to ask. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
What happens when the issuer of a bond being used as collateral in a classic repo fails to pay a coupon on the bond during the term of the repo?
Options
- AThe transaction is terminated and the collateral is returned to the seller
- BThe transaction is rolled over until the coupon is paid or the issuer becomes insolvent, at which point
- CThe buyer is obliged to make a manufactured payment to the seller and becomes an unsecured creditor
- DThe buyer is not obliged to make a manufactured payment to the seller but the buyer is likely to ask
How the community answered
(59 responses)- A2% (1)
- B5% (3)
- C10% (6)
- D83% (49)
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