Credit default swaps (CDSs) provide protection for investors in the event that the borrower defaults on their debt or loan. Here's what you need to know.

A credit default swap is, essentially, insurance purchased against the possibility of default. Credit default swaps became famous (or, rather, infamous) during the financial crisis of 2008-09.

* In finance, an arrangement that provides a bondholder with insurance against default by the bond's issuer, usually in exchange for regular payments. * A form of credit derivative that can be ...

A credit derivative contract used as protection against a potential default on a debt security or for speculation. An investor buying a credit default swap pays a regular fee to transfer the risk ...

Liquidity in credit default swaps is expanding across more companies while credit spreads in both the investment grade and high-yield sectors have rallied in the United States and Europe this year ...

A Look At Bank And Broker Credit Default Swap Prices Feb. 15, 2017 1:54 AM ET KBE, KBWB, JPM WFC C MS GS BAC UNCFF HSBC CS BCS SCGLF DB 2 Comments Bespoke Investment Group 48.01K Follower s ...

The cost of insuring euro-denominated credit against default was unchanged, having risen on Friday after Trump threatened 50% tariffs on goods from the EU.

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Spreads on U.S. six-month credit default swaps (CDS) - market-based gauges of the risk of a default - widened to 70 basis points on Friday from 65 bps on Thursday, according to S&P Global Market ...