Credit default swaps
BP crisis pushes Big Oil further into deep water
As thousands of barrels of oil continue to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, energy giant BP has seen its bond spreads widen to unprecedented levels. What will be the implications for Big Oil, and can investors factor in tail risks of this magnitude?
US regulatory overhaul reaches final stages
Final version of Dodd-Frank financial reform bill tones down most draconian elements.
Eurozone debt fears waning, agencies say
Rising bond prices and falling CDS volumes mean eurozone sovereign debt is past the worst
S&P launches quality ranking indexes and licenses to PowerShares
Standard and Poor's has extended its index range to include quality rankings indexes, one of which has been licensed to Invesco PowerShares, and has added sector indexes in its CDS Index family
CDS lessons from the emerging markets
Eurozone politicians are pushing for a ban on naked sovereign credit default swaps (CDSs) – but the eurozone CDS market is relatively young. In emerging markets, where it has a longer history, CDSs are sometimes the hero, sometimes the villain – and…
Questioning collateral
European financial markets have been turned upside down by the sovereign debt crisis, with eurozone government bonds no longer regarded as completely risk-free. As a result, dealers are more wary of the correlation inherent in collateral denominated in…
Concerns grow on correlation of derivatives collateral
Sovereign debt crisis raises fears about correlation of derivative collateral denominated in domestic currencies
Sovereign debt and CDSs: a collection of articles from Risk.net
The world is watching nervously as sovereign debt is rocked by fiscal and economic crises in the eurozone.
BP oil spill “frightening reminder” of tail risk, say analysts
As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, analysts have warned there is little investors can do to hedge against the risk of disasters on the scale of the Deepwater Horizon incident.
The risks of tailoring credit default swaps
Credit portfolio managers could tailor credit default swap hedges as financial guarantees to avoid accounting mismatches on their balance sheet. However, the technique exposes credit hedgers to increased costs and basis risk, argues Dirk Schubert
EC proposes tough shorting rules but stalls on CDS ban
Shorting shares and bonds could be restricted or even banned under new EC proposals, but naked credit default swaps are safe for now.
EC accelerates consultation on beefed-up short-selling proposals
Under pressure from member states, the EC expects to adopt new short-selling rules by September.
Isda credit auction sets 20% Ambac recovery rate
Protection sellers on monoline face 80% cash value payout
Self-referencing CDS risk?
Ballooning credit default swap spreads on European sovereigns have encouraged some market participants to sell credit protection on their own country. But how much is this protection really worth, and could this selling contribute to systemic risk? Mark…
Highland Capital boss slams shorting restrictions for exacerbating volatility
Credit fund veteran Mark Okada says Bafin restrictions on short selling have increased market volatility
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