Multiple choice general knowledge

What is the term for a virtual barrier between two corporate departments, which often for legal reasons, must not share information?

  1. Spanish fence

  2. Chinese wall

  3. Boston Barricade

  4. Bouquet of barbed wire

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A "Chinese wall" is an information barrier established between different departments of a financial institution to prevent conflicts of interest, particularly between investment banking and research/trading departments. The term references the Great Wall of China. "Spanish fence," "Boston Barricade," and "Bouquet of barbed wire" are not real terms in finance.