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 ...

A credit default swap (or CDS for short) is a kind of investment where you pay someone so they will pay you if a certain company gives up on paying its ...

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 ...

A constant maturity credit default swap (CMCDS) is a type of credit derivative product, similar to a standard credit default swap (CDS).

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

In finance, a default option, credit default swaption or credit default option is an option to buy protection (payer option) or sell protection (receiver ...

A credit default swap (CDS) is a kind of insurance against credit risk. – Privately negotiated bilateral contract. – Reference Obligation, Notional, Premium.

A basis point on a credit-default swap protecting $10 million of debt from default for five years costs $1,000 a year. So to protect $10 million of Greek debt ...