Credit default swaps (CDS) provide insurance against the default of a debt issuer. With a CDS, the buyer pays a premium to a seller for this protection. If the issuer defaults, the seller ...

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 ...

Corporate debt’s halcyon days are showing signs of fading, with trade wars damping what had been a relentless demand for ...

Industry groups have warned that proposed changes to counterparty credit rules risk chilling a market for bespoke credit ...

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 ...

Credit derivatives also reflected growing investor concern about retailers and airlines. Five-year credit default swaps on ...

From their birth in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill to the unregulated chaos of the 2008 financial crisis, credit default swaps (CDSs) have played a major role in helping financial ...