See how we rate investing products to write unbiased product reviews. A credit default swap (CDS) is a contract that allows one party (an investor) to transfer some or all risk to a third party ...

Fruhan, William E. "Saginaw Parts Co. and the General Motors Corp. Credit Default Swap (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 210-057, February 2010.

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 ...

The five-year credit default swap spread on the Markit Itraxx Asia ex-Japan index, comprising sovereign and company debt, rose about 26 basis points to its highest since August last year ...

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 ...