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 ...

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 ...

Similar allegations of bank collusion in the market for credit default swaps have been the subject of investigations by the United States Department of Justice and the European Commission, as well as ...

In this episode of "Fed Watch," Greg Foss discussed credit default swaps, central banks and the futures of debt and bitcoin. In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch” podcast, Christian ...

Portfolio default swaps are similar to basket swaps ... Consider a hypothetical bank with a large portfolio of loans. The bank wants to reduce its exposure to the credit risk embedded in the portfolio ...

Credit Default Swaps (CDS) can be likened to insurance contracts within the market realm, serving as a safeguard against a ...

The KBW Regional Bank index is down almost 21% year-to-date. As measured by the KBW Bank index, larger bank stocks declined nearly 19% year-to-date. Bank Stock & CDS Prices Credit default swap ...

Both large and regional bank prices underperformed the broader market again this week. Weekly Bank Stock & CDS Price Change Credit default swap (CDS) prices are less well-known but available in ...

Credit exposure is a measurement of the maximum potential loss to a lender if the borrower defaults on payment. It is a calculated risk to doing business as a bank. For example, if a bank has made ...

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 ...

The losses came after credit default swaps linked to Deutsche Bank's bonds spiked to 173 basis points Thursday, from 142 basis points the day before — their largest one-day rise on record ...

Asset swaps hedge currency, credit ... In the event of default, the swap buyer will continue to receive payments plus or minus the spread from the swap seller. Banks use asset swaps to convert ...