In the Lehman bankruptcy the payoff to people who had bought CDS protection was 91.375% of the notional principal. How was this determined?

A. By calculation of the cheapest-to-deliver bond
B. By an auction process
C. By a calculation agent
D. By Lehman's liquidators


B

An auction process is now used to determine cash payoffs on CDSs in the event of a default.

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A) appear as a separate schedule on the statement of cash flows. B) appear in either the investing or financing activities section, but not both. C) are excluded from the statement of cash flows. D) appear in both the investing and financing activities sections.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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