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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Under the current regulatory framework, Irdai allows insurers to deal in Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives in the form of ...

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s (Irdai’s) decision to allow insurers to hedge risks through equity derivatives will help them manage market volatility and protect ...

Nissan Motor Co.’s credit-default swaps widened to the most among Japanese companies, overtaking both Rakuten Group Inc. and ...

Increasing equity investments by insurers and associated volatility in the equity prices, there is a need to permit hedging ...

1002 GMT – The cost of insuring euro-denominated credit against default using credit default swaps rises on reduced appetite for risk after the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest ...