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.

Regulators and practitioners alike have spent much of 2008 fretting about how the CDS market would perform in the event of a big counterparty default (see Credit default swaps: On dangerous ...

Credit default swaps are like insurance for investors. Buyers pay a fee to protect themselves in case the borrower — in this case the U.S. government — can't repay their debt. When the cost of ...

One year after Lehman Brothers developed a credit default swap that referenced preferred securities, eight dealers have come up with a standard form of documentation for this product, which was ...

U.S. Markets Swaps arbiter to discuss merit of Greek CDS question By Reuters February 27, 20124:10 PM PSTUpdated 13 years ago ...

If you're not sure about locking up your funds for a long time, short-term CDs might be a better fit this May. In general, short-term CD accounts are beneficial right now if: ...

Callable CDs should state a noncallable period, or the initial time when the CD cannot be called. For example, a five-year CD may have a one-year call-protection period.

We'll assume that CDs yield 4% per year, while the S&P 500 returns 8% per year -- less than its historical average. Here's how much a single $10,000 investment would grow over time.

CDs might be more familiar, but short-term Treasurys, such as T-bills (Treasury securities with a maturity of 1 year or less), are paying comparable yields right now — sometimes even higher yields.

You can find some CDs with terms as short as a month or as long as a decade, but usually, the terms range from three months to five years. Traditionally, long-term CDs offer higher interest rates ...