单选题 Two parties agree to a forward contract to deliver the S&P 500 Index at a price of $375000 in 2 months time. When the forward contract expires, the price of the S&P 500 Index is $350000 but the long party is unable to pay the cash settlement. The short party is most likely obligated to:

A、 default on the forward contract.
B、 do nothing until the long makes payment.
C、 accept delivery of S&P 500 stocks from the long.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 在远期合约的交割日，合约双方只需要交割净支付金额。在本题中，远期合约的做多方向做空方支付375000-350000=25000美元。