See how we rate investing products to write unbiased product reviews. A credit default swap (CDS) is a contract that allows one party (an investor) to transfer some or all risk to a third party ...

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

What was the utility of the credit default swap in that case? Well, the basic concept or the original driver of credit derivatives was for banks to be able to transfer credit risk off of their ...

This article was first published in March 2008. We have since updated the credit default swap ratings so they reflect the current positions. The whole point about the 'credit crunch' - is that it ...

Use pull-backs to rebalance, not chase," she said. 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 ...