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Everything settled? Risks for buyers trading on the secondary debt market

28 June 2024 / Author(s): Matthew Watson
Issue: July 2024 / Categories: Feature
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Trades on the secondary debt market typically go wrong because the lender is unable to settle the trade satisfactorily. In this article Matthew Watson considers the circumstances in which a selling lender may be unable to settle a trade and the position of the buyer in that event.

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