• "Securitization" Please respond to the following:
• Evaluate the advantages that securitization offers lending institutions. Determine the risks of securitization that managers of lending institutions should be aware of. Support your position.
• From your e-Activity research, determine ways that derivatives can be helpful and hurtful to the financial markets. Provide examples to support your reasoning.

USE TO ANSWER DISCUSSION QUESTION ABOVE.

E-activity: The market for credit derivatives is one of the most rapidly growing financial markets in the world. Go to the Financial Pipelines Website and explore the various derivative topics and factors that explain the rapid expansion of financial markets, located at http://www.finpipe.com/derivatives.htm. Be prepared to discuss.