(单选题)
Which of the following is true about illiquidity risk? ( )
A.Many
U.S. funds have increased their holdings of lower-rated bonds to avoid illiquidity risk.
B.Fund managers are well aware of the dangers of funds with hard-to-trade investments.
C.illiquidity risk happens when the market starting to push down the value of the bonds.
D.The recent blowups at Natixis SA illustrate the impact of illiquidity risk.
参考答案:B
参考解析:
A项:许多美国基金增加了低评级债券的持有量,以避免非流动性风险,定位第4段Liquidity questions aside, many relatively straightforward U.S. funds have increased their holdings of lower-rated bonds, emerging-market debt, and other assets to juice returns. 抛开流动性问题不谈,许多相对简单的美国基金增加了对低评级债券、新兴市场债券和其他资产的持有量,以获得丰厚的回报。没有描述illiquidity risk,排除;B项:基金经理很清楚投资于难以交易的基金的危险性。定位第3段最后一句;C项:当市场开始压低债券的价值时,就会发生非流动性风险, 是credit risk,排除;D项:最近(Natixis SA)的事件说明了非流动性风险的影响,定位第三段At Natixis SA-backed H2O Asset Management in London, concern about investments in unrated bonds helped spur billions of dollars of withdrawals in a matter of days. 英国国家外汇管理局(Natixis sa)支持的伦敦H2O资产管理公司(H2O Asset Management)对投资于未评级债券的担忧,促使该公司在短短几天内撤资数十亿美元,排除。故本题正确答案选B。
