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 ...

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, ...

Dear Quentin, Before they passed, my parents gave me a bit more than $200,000.  My husband and I are near retirement and are ...

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 ...

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

In my paper, I calculated the intrinsic value of BTC at the then current credit default swap (CDS) rates and total liabilities of the G-20 nations. This dynamic calculation will increase in value as ...

The market has suddenly become much more confident in the prospects for BP, as shown by an enormous rally in the company's credit default swaps (CDS). BP's CDS spread dropped nearly 20% to just ...

Credit markets face challenges, but opportunities exist in corporate bonds and cheap optionality.

Market regulator SEBI today allowed mutual funds to participate in Credit Default Swap (CDS) transactions, which allow business entities to hedge risks associated with the bonds market.

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 ...