A bank is preparing a financial asset for trading in the over-the-counter market. It most nearly sounds as though they are _____.

Securitizing means packaging a financial asset—such as loans—into securities that can be traded. Preparing an asset for trading in the over-the-counter market most closely describes that process. Collateralizing a loan instead means pledging an asset to secure borrowing.

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