Credit-default swaps are private contracts that work like an insurance policy, with one party agreeing to cover losses for a second party if the issuer of a given security defaults.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citadel's founder and CEO Ken Griffin said on Thursday it is "unfathomable" that a financial instrument to protect against an eventual U.S. default is being priced at levels ...

Diggle's strategy of being long volatility and short credit risk, with a particular focus on the then-nascent credit-default-swap market, proved tremendously successful as markets malfunctioned ...

US Government 6-Month Credit Default Swap Spreads Widen. By Reuters | April 11, 2025. By Reuters | April 11, 2025, at 11:46 a.m. Save. More. US Government 6-Month Credit Default Swap Spreads Widen.

US government 6-month credit default swap spreads widen. By Reuters. April 11, 2025 3:46 PM UTC Updated April 11, 2025. A screen shows trading indexes at the New York Stock ...

In terms of sovereign debt, five-year U.S. sovereign credit default swap spreads contracted by just 1 basis point on the day to 52 bps, as did those on five-year Chinese sovereign CDS, ...

The five-year credit default swap spread on the iTRAXX Europe Crossover index, which reflects the cost of insuring against the risk of default for 75 of the most traded sub-investment grade ...

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.

In early December, US credit spreads traded at 25bp below Europe. Investors have scrambled to hedge exposures to weakening US credit markets as the economic outlook deteriorates, pushing US credit ...

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

With this approval, ICE Swap Trade can now offer single-name credit default swaps (CDS) trading for its dealer and institutional customers on its SBSEF, adding to ICE’s suite of execution ...

In 2024, Americans held a collective $1.17 trillion in credit card debt, and in 2022, they paid $130 billion in interest and fees toward their credit cards. But consumer credit is a risky business; ...