
Explanation:
All three roles and responsibilities of financial intermediaries in a swap agreement are accurately defined. Financial intermediaries play a crucial role in swap agreements. They ensure that the obligations of the swap agreements are honored, even if the counterparty defaults. This is a significant role as it provides a safety net for the parties involved in the swap agreement. Secondly, financial intermediaries can enter into two offsetting transactions in a swap agreement without the knowledge of the two parties involved. This is possible because financial intermediaries have a broad network and can find parties willing to enter into swap agreements on similar terms and notional principal. Lastly, financial intermediaries can act as market makers. When counterparties for a specific swap agreement over a specific notional principal are not available, financial intermediaries can step in and act as the counterparty to this agreement. This process is known as market making. Therefore, all three roles - I, II, and III - are correctly attributed to financial intermediaries in swap agreements.
Choice A is incorrect. While Role I is correctly attributed to financial intermediaries, as they ensure the obligation of swap agreements is honored even in the event of a default by one party, Role II is not exclusive to them. Financial intermediaries do have the ability to enter into two offsetting transactions in a swap agreement without the knowledge of both parties involved, but this role can also be performed by other entities in financial markets.
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Q.713 Sunil Kumar is a professor on the subject of financial derivatives and hedging mechanics at the Delhi School of Finance (DSF). During one of his lectures that emphasized the roles and responsibilities of financial intermediaries in swaps, he mentioned the following:
I. Financial intermediaries ensure that the obligation of swap agreements is honored even when the opposite party of the swaps defaults
II. Financial intermediaries can enter into two offsetting transactions in a swap agreement without letting know the two parties of the swap
III. Financial intermediaries can also act as market makers
Which of the following mentioned roles of financial intermediaries are appropriately described?
A
Roles I and II are appropriate.
B
Roles II and III are appropriate.
C
Roles I and III are appropriate.
D
Roles I, II, and III are appropriate.