medium · Debt Capital Markets

Which of the following describes the 'negative basis' trade?

  1. Buy the cash bond and sell CDS protection to maximize credit exposure.
  2. Buy the cash bond and buy CDS protection to capture a higher bond yield than the CDS cost.
  3. Sell the cash bond and sell CDS protection to profit from a widening basis.
  4. Swap a fixed-rate bond for a floating-rate bond when swap spreads are negative.

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