Credit default swaps
Brazil leads booming sovereign CDS trade
Sovereign CDS transactions eclipsed corporate protection volume in past nine months.
Cut derivatives volumes down to size, says European Parliament report
European Parliament committee calls for a smaller derivatives market, citing "distorting" effect.
Germany cuts euro and equity derivatives ban
Germany narrows shorting ban
Eurozone sovereign CDS blow out after Spain ratings downgrade
Wider sovereign debt insurance costs follow Spanish ratings downgrade and falling equity prices
Korean risk premiums exceed Thailand, ‘raised long term'
Tensions on the Korean peninsula mean CDS prices are likely to stay high for some time, analysts say
CDS spreads tighten for eurozone debt crisis countries
Fall in cost of insuring eurozone sovereign debt follows a volatile week
Korean bonds stay strong, despite rising tensions
Sound economic fundamentals have meant South Korea’s sovereign bond yields have remained low despite the political standoff on the Korean peninsula.
Quiet morning trading on the CDS market after dramatic moves
CDS spreads' volatility earlier in the week over for now
German short sell ban snares long euro FX derivatives
Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
Risk Europe: Don't be blindsided by politicians, risk managers warned
Sovereign interventions are sacrificing market efficiency in order to deliver price stability, according to the former US Treasury attaché to the European Union
CDS spreads tighten marginally across the eurozone
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens
Sovereign CDSs cause systemic concern
Increased protection selling on sovereigns raises fears about systemic risk
Naked euro currency swaps face same fate as CDSs in Germany
Germany broadens shorting ban scope
Eurozone CDS spreads widen as equities plummet
Wider eurozone CDS spreads in early morning trading mirror movements in the equities market
China readies for launch of onshore CDS
Financial risk management tools seen as essential for Chinese bank development
Tipping point?
The global financial crisis has demonstrated the Australian credit default swap market is more liquid than its counterparts in the rest of Asia. Nonetheless, Australian investors have failed to take advantage of large arbitrage opportunities and the…
Eurozone CDS spreads tighten after volatile week
Eurozone sovereign debt insurance cheapens after last week’s volatility
Risk indicators spike during a dramatic week
Volatility rose to near-record levels this week as eurozone anxiety intensified
Riksbank's Persson: don't shoot CDS "messenger"
The Swedish central bank uses CDS spreads as an indicator of financial stability
Deutsche Bank halted sovereign CDS trading after Bafin ban
The German bank was not the only dealer to have temporarily put a stop to eurozone sovereign credit default swap trading
Bafin shorting ban may be narrower than feared
Lawyers say decree appears limited
Market puzzled by Bafin ban
Traders incredulous as Bafin acts unilaterally to calm “extraordinary volatility”