The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. Credit default swaps (CDS) are a type of financial derivative that provides insurance against the risk of default on a ...

Reviewed by Thomas J. CatalanoReviewed by Thomas J. Catalano What Is an Asset Swap? An asset swap is a derivative contract ...

Swap rates are influenced by factors such as prevailing interest rates, credit risk, liquidity conditions, and market participants' expectations. Swap rates are used in various financial applications.

Swaps can also be utilised to exchange other types of risk or value, such as the potential for a credit default in a bond.

SEBI has allowed mutual funds to buy and sell a new investment product - credit default swaps (CDS).

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 Default Swaps are financial contracts that act as a form of insurance against the default of a borrower. In the ...

Subject: Flexibility in participation of Mutual Funds in Credit Default Swaps (CDS) 1. Under the existing regulatory ...

Lenders may also purchase credit default swaps to limit their credit risk exposure. In a credit default swap, the swap seller accepts the risk of the debt and, in turn, receives a premium from the ...

The market regulator has cleared the way for mutual funds to sell credit default swaps (CDS), under specific conditions.

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 ...