Which statement describes the role of an interdealer broker in fixed income trading?

• A. A trader who matches trades between brokers who work in the same firm
• B. An international brokerage firm and is legally permitted to trade as a dealer internationally
• C. An intermediary between two or more brokerage firms to cross fixed income trades where the anonymity of the broker can be preserved and broker's intent and interest are thereby not disclosed to the counterparty prior to the trade
• D. An intermediary between two or more brokerage firms to cross fixed income trades where anonymity is not maintained and broker's intent is disclosed to the counterparty pre-trade

Answer: (C)