QUESTIONS 31 TO 36 RELATE TO FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRANCON...

36. Whitney’s secondary trading rationale is best described as:

A. structure trades.

B. credit-defense trades.

C. sector-rotation trades.

Answer = B

“Relative-Value Methodologies for Global Credit Bond Portfolio Management,” Jack Malvey

2013 Modular Level III, Vol. 4, Reading 24, Section 6

Study Session 9–24–d

Discuss common rationales for secondary market trading.

B is correct because credit-defense trades become more popular as geopolitical and economic

uncertainty increase. Secular sector changes often generate uncertainties and induce defensive

positioning by investors.