Credit default swaps (CDSs) provide protection for investors in the event that the borrower defaults on their debt or loan. Here's what you need to know.

A credit default swap has the potential to protect the lender from a much bigger financial burden in the event of default.

Credit default swaps (CDSs) provide protection for investors in the event that the borrower defaults on their debt or loan. Here's what you need to know.

Credit default swaps are widely used for hedging risk and speculation. For example, if a bank has a large real estate loan, it can buy a CDS to protect against the risk of default losses.

A single $5.4 million trade on credit-default swaps tied to Deutsche Bank's debt likely drove a $33 billion decline in European banks' market value.

Dive into the complexities of Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) with our detailed guide. Learn how a CDS works as a financial derivative to hedge against credit risk.

A single credit-default swap trade, worth just €5 million, may have sparked Deutsche Bank’s share-price slump on Friday and is being probed. Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar ...

CLNs are similar to the credit-default swaps that banks have long used, though they are safer in that banks get money from investors upfront, eliminating the "counterparty" risk of an investor that ...

A credit default swap (CDS) is a particular type of swap designed to transfer the credit exposure of fixed-income products to another party.

Turbulence in Europe's banks following the implosion of 167-year-old Credit Suisse and runs on regional banks in the U.S. has focused attention on the role played by credit default swaps in all ...