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credit default option

credit default option noun: a put option that makes a payoff in the event the issuer of a specified reference asset defaults.

Noun

credit default option (plural credit default options)

  1. A put option that makes a payoff in the event the issuer of a specified reference asset defaults.
    Synonyms:
    default option, credit default swap

Synonyms of credit default option

Forms of credit default option

pluralcredit default options

Questions about credit default option

What does credit default option mean?
Credit default option means a put option that makes a payoff in the event the issuer of a specified reference asset defaults.
What part of speech is credit default option?
Credit default option is a noun.
What is the plural of credit default option?
The plural of credit default option is credit default options.

Words near credit default option in the dictionary

  1. credit cookie
  2. credit cookies
  3. credit crunch
  4. credit crunched
  5. credit crunches
  6. credit default option
  7. credit default options
  8. credit default swap
  9. credit default swaps
  10. credit event
  11. credit events

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