A credit default swap (CDS) is a contract that allows one ... paid to the seller is referred to as the spread and reflects the market's view of the issuer's creditworthiness.

By investing in a credit default swap, because it was a name that they hadn't previously had access to. So there was a lot of very positive reinforcement of the market, and it just -- it grew.

Spreads on U.S. six-month credit default swaps (CDS) - market-based gauges of the risk of a default - widened to 70 basis points on Friday from 65 bps on Thursday, according to S&P Global Market ...

Fruhan, William E. "Saginaw Parts Co. and the General Motors Corp. Credit Default Swap (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 210-057, February 2010.

The five-year credit default swap spread on the iTRAXX Europe Crossover ... according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. It hit its highest level since November 2023. "If we see credit ...

The five-year credit default swap spread on the Markit Itraxx Asia ex-Japan index, comprising sovereign and company debt, fell about 8 basis points to 114 bps, according to S&P Global Market ...

few would have identified Credit Suisse and the US government as the two main drivers of activity in the credit default swap market when the year began. Barclays’ credit traders were well-prepared for ...