Credit Default Swap: What It Is and How It Works

A credit default swap (CDS) is a contract that protects lenders from borrower default. Learn how a CDS works, why they’re ...
AOL

What Are Credit Default Swaps?

Credit default swaps (CDSs) provide protection for investors in the event that the borrower defaults on their debt or loan. They can play a pivotal part in financial and investment industries, as they ...
Investopedia

Understanding Synthetic CDOs: Definition, Function, and Example in Finance

Liz Manning has researched, written, and edited trading, investing, and personal finance content for years, following her time working in institutional sales, commercial banking, retail investing, ...
Los Angeles Times

Morgan Stanley warns Oracle its credit protection nearing record high

Oracle’s credit default swaps hit a three-year high in November, surging toward the 2008 record as borrowing costs to insure against company default spike. The tech giant borrowed more than $56 ...
The Motley Fool

Credit Default Swap: What It Is and How It Works

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 compensates ...
Oregonian

Credit default swaps explained

The media is failing again. In the case of AIG the pertinent factors can easily be explained yet I keep reading about how complicated it is and nobody saw it coming. The only reason AIG is in trouble ...