Contingent claim或有求偿权是CFA考试中常见的知识，那你对于知识点和考题了解多少呢？今天小编给你出一道相关的考题，看看你能做下来吗？

1、In contrast to contingent claims, forward commitments provide the:

A. right to buy or sell the underlying asset in the future.

B. obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset in the future.

C. promise to provide credit protection in the event of default. to contingent claims, forward commitments provide the:

解析：B is correct. Forward commitments represent an obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset at an agreed upon price at a future date.

A is incorrect because the right to buy or sell the underlying asset is a characteristic of contingent claims, not forward commitments.

C is incorrect because a credit default swap provides a promise to provide credit protection to the credit protection buyer in the event of a credit event such as a default or credit downgrade and is classified as a contingent claim.

根据定义B正确，远期合约代表了买方及卖方在到期日有义务进行交割的合约；A说明的是或有求偿权的特质，C中会提供信用保护的是信用违约互换。


什么是或有求偿权？懂了这个你在做题时会有很好的理解！

或有求偿权是一种可以以特定价格购买或出售标的资产的权利，支付依赖于标的资产的情况。是一种权利而不是义务，如果你背负了一项债务或是签订了类似的合约，你的出借人或是债权人对你的资产可能有的求偿权，这个求偿权依赖于未来的某些事件是否发生，一些特定事件的发生会触发求偿权，比如说债务人的破产。