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American International Group (AIG)was a Huge _______ of Credit Default

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American International Group (AIG) was a huge _______ of credit default swaps (CDS) that offered protection against mortgage defaults, so when many mortgages defaulted during the credit crisis, AIG was obliged to _______.


A) seller; repurchase the CDS contracts it had sold
B) buyer; sell its CDS contracts to raise capital
C) buyer; surrender its CDS contracts to the Federal Reserve
D) seller; make large payments to the buyers of the CDS contracts

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