Credit option
Credit option is an agreement between a bank or other lending institution and an option writer that is designed to protect a lender against possible loss due to declines in the value of some of its assets or is designed to prevent a significant rise in borrowing costs should the borrower’s credit rating be lowered or other events occur that result in higher fund-raising costs.
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