Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true about interest rate swaps?
A) Payments are based on a notional principal.
B) Floating rate payers profit if interest rates fall.
C) Payments can be quarterly as well as semi-annually.
D) Parities exchange debt obligations.
E) Default risk is a possibility in the swaps market.
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