Credit markets
Demystifying the practice of synthetic CDO valuation
Nosheen Khan, vice president, structured credit valuations at Markit, examines the base correlation mapping methods for implying bespoke collateralised debt obligation (CDO) correlations from standard index tranche correlations
Credit Suisse joins global warming index world
Credit Suisse has launched a new global warming index, offering the opportunity to invest in renewable energy and carbon controlling stocks which are selected by the bank’s equity research and Holt teams.
Foreign exchange - Carry on regardless
Carry trade
Collateral concerns
CFXOs
Tales from the sell side
Asia, and in particular China and India, represents the largest source of project-related emissions reduction credits going into the UN's Clean Development Mechanism system. Oliver Holtaway speaks to Asia Carbon Exchange's N Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu about the…
The balancing act
CDPCS
A topsy-turvy world
Securitisation
Re-evaluating valuation
Subprime mortgage woes continue to send shudders through the markets. Rising delinquencies, rating downgrades and falling prices have left investors with huge losses on CDO of ABS investments. The losses have revealed discrepancies in the valuation of…
The untenable robustness of hedging
Credit indexes
Equity meltdown causes "sheer panic" in credit trading
As the equity markets continued their freefall today, the credit default swap market took a lead in what was described by one trader as a morning of sheer panic.
Isda publishes protocol for new US LCDS
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published a protocol to roll old US loan credit default swap (LCDS) trades to the new industry standard, which was adopted in May.
Moody's looks to SIVs for stability
In a report released today, Moody's has described structured investment vehicles (SIV) as inherently stable in the face of spreading unrest in the US subprime mortgage market.
Barings: Subprime not to blame for increased LBO risk
Spread widening in corporate credit and leveraged debt has been wrongly attributed to the fallout from the US subprime mortgage market, according to Baring Asset Management.
The Shape of things to come
Tetragon is one of a new breed of hedge funds trying their luck as a publicly traded company. Following its IPO in April, it hopes to bring its specialist brand of highly managed CLOs to a wider pool of equity investors. Dalia Fahmy speaks to the firm's…
Eurex plans incentive scheme to win over banks
The exchange is planning to lure market-makers into supporting its poorly traded credit derivatives contract by offering unspecified incentives to banks
Exchange-traded credit contracts
We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask ... John Nyhoff, a director in research and product development at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, reviews the basics of exchange-traded…