Credit default swaps
CDS: Tighten as recession fears recede
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (May 29)
CDS: Spreads rally on equities and postive China data
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (June 1)
With a bang
Isda's big bang protocol has standardised the credit default swap market, giving buy-side credit firms a voice but also stripping some flexibility from the market. However, the new regime is posing some challenges for end-users. Peter Madigan reports
Sovereign CDS spreads widen in South-east Asia
The cost of credit protection on South-east Asian sovereign debt rose in European and Asian trading today.
SEC investigates first CDS insider trading case
Losses and Lawsuits
Net benefit
Meant to minimise counterparty risk, the idea of clearing for credit derivatives has been riddled with questions from the outset. But new research suggests the plans might actually increase counterparty exposures. Mark Pengelly investigates
CDSs tighten on US financials
The cost of credit protection on US banks fell in Asian and European trading today.
CDSs on US financials widen
The cost of credit protection on major US banks rose in Asian and European trading today.
CDS spreads tighten on Japanese firms
The cost of credit protection fell on Japanese electronics companies in Asian and European trading today, while remaining steady on US and European financials.
Sovereign CDS spreads widen
The cost of credit protection rose on Australasian and European sovereigns in today's European and Asian trading.
CDS spreads widen on UK
The cost of credit protection on UK sovereign debt rose in European trading today, while also rising on US and European financials.
CDS spreads widen on automakers
The cost of credit protection on Japanese automakers fell in European trading today, while also dropping on US and European financials.
CDS spreads tighten on financials
The cost of credit protection on US financials continued to fall in European trading today, while sentiment was also positive towards European banks.
CDS spreads tighten on US banks
The cost of credit protection on US financials fell in European trading today.
US to regulate OTC derivatives
Daily news headlines
Insurer CDS spreads tighten on Tarp promise
Market sentiment improved significantly towards US insurers after the Treasury granted permission to a select number of firms to raise billions of dollars through the government's Troubled Asset Relief Programme (Tarp).
SEC investigates first insider trading CDS case
Daily news headlines
Credit market buoyant in the face of stress tests
Market sentiment towards US financials improved in European trading despite continuing speculation that some US banks will need to raise significant amounts of extra capital.
CDS spreads widen on Korean financials
The cost of credit protection on Korean banks tightened significantly in European and Asian trading today, while remaining steady on US and European financials.
Big bang: new dawn for CDS market
The 'big bang' protocol, which changes the way credit derivatives are quoted and traded, may have brought a CDS exchange one step closer