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 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 ...

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.

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.

First, in the chart below, we compare the spreads on US bank credit default swap (CDS) (5-Year CDS) for some of the largest US banks by market cap: Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America (BAC ...

Indeed, commercial banks are among the most active in this market, with the top 25 banks holding more than $13 trillion in credit default swaps — where they acted as either the insured or ...

Nominal prices for credit default swaps (CDS) on US sovereign debt pushed up as talks in Washington DC to raise the national debt ceiling dragged on in late May. As is often the case with sharp ...

ATLANTA& NEW YORK& LONDON---- Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced it has completed the cessation of credit ...

A credit default swap is a form of insurance on bonds that investors buy and sell. When it looks like a bond issuer might have trouble paying, its CDS prices soar because the bonds are more risky.