8004 Exam Dumps : PRM Certification - Exam IV: Case Studies; Standards: Governance, Best Practices and Ethics

The general downturn in the economy of the US

By lowering its own credit underwriting standards

Acquisitions like Long Beach and Providian

Catastrophic losses in its own credit card division

Both relied on a star manger, supposedly in a low risk business.

Both losses grew over time, but were not discovered by management until too late.

Both traded in illiquid and obscure markets that were easy to manipulate.

Both losses were eventually exposed by massive margin calls.

Many of the banks in the rescue consortium were among LTCM's counterparties

Some of the banks in the rescue consortium were LTCM investors

Untimely unwinding of some LTCM positions would lead to large market fluctuations and possible turmoil

The consortium wanted to keep this out of the regulators' eyes