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Credit default swap. A credit default swap ( CDS) is a financial swap agreement that the seller of the CDS will compensate the buyer in the event of a debt default (by the debtor) or other credit event. [1] That is, the seller of the CDS insures the buyer against some reference asset defaulting.
A collateralized debt obligation ( CDO) is a type of structured asset-backed security (ABS). [1] Originally developed as instruments for the corporate debt markets, after 2002 CDOs became vehicles for refinancing mortgage-backed securities (MBS). [2] [3] Like other private label securities backed by assets, a CDO can be thought of as a promise ...
A credit default swap index is a credit derivative used to hedge credit risk or to take a position on a basket of credit entities. Unlike a credit default swap, which is an over the counter credit derivative, a credit default swap index is a completely standardized credit security and may therefore be more liquid and trade at a smaller bid–offer spread.
Credit default swaps are a portfolio management tool that gained notoriety during the peak of the 2008 financial crisis. These derivative investments are bit more complex than stocks, mutual funds ...
A credit default swap is a type of derivative, one used to protect against the default of a "debt instrument," i.e., a bond or security. Just as with an insurance policy that insures you against a ...
In what has become an observation for the ages, Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) Warren Buffett referred to derivatives as "financial weapons of mass destruction." More recently, George Soros argued ...
A credit-linked note (CLN) is a form of funded credit derivative. It is structured as a security with an embedded credit default swap allowing the issuer to transfer a specific credit risk to credit investors. The issuer is not obligated to repay the debt if a specified event occurs. This eliminates a third-party insurance provider.
A synthetic CDO is a variation of a CDO (collateralized debt obligation) that generally uses credit default swaps and other derivatives to obtain its investment goals. [1] As such, it is a complex derivative financial security sometimes described as a bet on the performance of other mortgage (or other) products, rather than a real mortgage ...