What was the utility of the credit default swap in that case? Well, the basic concept or the original driver of credit derivatives was for banks to be able to transfer credit risk off of their ...

This article was first published in March 2008. We have since updated the credit default swap ratings so they reflect the current positions. The whole point about the 'credit crunch' - is that it ...

A credit default swap is a type of swap designed to transfer the credit exposure of fixed-income products. It can reference either a single name or an index of names. For the duration of the contract, ...

Spreads on U.S. one-year credit default swaps (CDS) - market-based gauges of the risk of a default - widened to 49 basis ...

We examine the relationship between carbon emissions and the market perception of firms' default risk measured by corporate credit default swap (CDS) spreads in Japan. While corporate revenue size is ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has allowed mutual fund houses to engage in the buying and selling of Credit Default Swaps (CDS). This decision is geared towards enhancing ...

A single $5 million trade in credit-default swaps for Deutsche Bank likely sparked last week's stock market decline, Bloomberg reported. Credit-default swaps are an extreme form of insurance ...

To insure against this risk, you could purchase a credit default swap (CDS). If the firm defaults, the CDS seller will pay ...

The upcoming exit of a longtime leader is a loss for this tight-knit team, but many strengths remain. Our research team assigns Bronze ratings to strategies they’re confident will outperform a ...

Spreads on U.S. one-year credit default swaps (CDS) - market-based gauges of the risk of a default - widened to 49 basis points on Thursday, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data ...

The upcoming exit of a longtime leader is a loss for this tight-knit team, but many strengths remain. Our research team assigns Bronze ratings to strategies they’re confident will outperform a ...