NEW YORK, Oct. 10 -- In what may shape up to be the most expensive payout ever in the credit-default swap market, sellers of insurance against a debt default by Lehman Brothers will have to pay 91 ...

Credit default swaps are insurance-like contracts that promise to cover losses on certain securities in the event of a default. They typically apply to municipal bonds, corporate debt and mortgage ...

The rule stems from the Dodd–Frank Act of 2010, in which Congress chose the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the primary regulator to police the markets for security-based swaps (SBS ...

Credit-default swap. November 19, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. EST ... * A form of credit derivative that can be used to "short" a corporate or government bond, or place a bet that its price will fall.

A Look At Bank And Broker Credit Default Swap Prices. Feb. 15, 2017 1:54 AM ET KBE, KBWB, ... (the largest Italian bank by assets) still has an equity price over 90% lower than it did pre-crisis.

A credit default swap is insurance against the possibility of default. Learn about their role in the financial crisis of 2007-09.

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 ...

The credit default swap index (CDX) is a benchmark financial instrument comprising credit default swaps (CDS) issued by North American or emerging market companies. Each CDX tracks a basket of ...

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Credit default swaps are a crucial profit center for big banks. According to a report by Deloitte, the financial instruments account for roughly $55 billion of the banking industry's annual ...

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has called on Congress to pass legislation that would make so-called credit default swaps more transparent, including requiring that dealers in over-the-counter swaps ...