Understanding Credit Default Swaps

Understanding Credit Default Swaps

Assessment

Interactive Video

Business

11th Grade - University

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video explains credit default swaps, highlighting their role in financial markets and the risks they pose. It discusses the influence of credit rating agencies, the dynamics between investors and companies, and how economic conditions can lead to defaults. The video also covers the impact of side bets on market stability and the potential for systemic risk, emphasizing the interconnectedness of financial entities and the cascading effects of defaults.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Warren Buffett famously refer to credit default swaps as?

Financial tools of growth

Financial weapons of mass destruction

Financial safety nets

Financial stability instruments

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which company is most famously associated with writing many credit default swaps?

Goldman Sachs

Lehman Brothers

JP Morgan

AIG

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might investors seek insurance on debt through credit default swaps?

To avoid paying taxes

To protect against defaults on lower-rated debt

To ensure a higher return on investment

To increase their credit rating

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the likelihood of company defaults when the economy goes bad?

It increases

It becomes unpredictable

It remains the same

It decreases

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential consequence for credit default swap writers when defaults start happening?

They become more profitable

They gain more clients

They can increase their premiums

They have to start paying for the defaults

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What might investors do if they find out their insurance is no longer valid?

Ignore the situation

Seek new insurance

Dump the debt onto the market

Hold onto the debt

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are side bets in the context of credit default swaps?

Bets on currency fluctuations

Investments in unrelated markets

Bets on the default of companies without holding the debt

Insurance against natural disasters

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