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what happens to bank stocks if country defaults
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most national banks are required by the regulations of their host countries to hold significant reserves in the form of government debt. a default would likely wipe out their capital and your common stock would become worthless. the common stock only has positive value today because of the option value based on the possibility the host country will evade a default.
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