Credit risk
CDS: Santander leads widening
Credit Default Swap 5-year senior mid levels for structured products issuers (Tuesday January 13 2009)
Citi CDS blows wide on restructuring plans
Citigroup's credit default swap five-year senior mid level was at 370.1 minutes ago, marking a near 50% weakening from yesterday's New York close, when the paper was quoted by CMA DataVision at 262.9.
Ecuador recovery set at 31.375% in first sovereign CDS auction
The recovery rate for government bonds issued by the Republic of Ecuador was set at 31.375% today, in an auction to cash-settle sovereign credit default swap (CDS) contracts linked to the country's debt.
TriOptima CDS tear-ups cut risk by $30.2 trillion
Stockholm-headquartered technology company TriOptima has reported that its portfolio compression service, triReduce, eliminated $30.2 trillion in notional principal from the credit default swap (CDS) market in 2008.
CDS: US banks lead the widening
Credit Default Swap 5-year senior mid levels for structured products issuers (Monday January 12 2009)
European energy outlook
2008 was a rollercoaster year for Europe's energy markets. Roderick Bruce interviews trading CEOs and other senior executives to see how they envisage Europe's gas & power markets developing in the year ahead
Liffe prepares for CDS clearing launch in US
London-based derivatives exchange Liffe, which launched its joint central clearing solution with LCH.Clearnet for credit default swaps (CDSs) in Europe on December 22, will roll out the service to US customers in the next few weeks.
CDS: Market calm at last week's close
Credit Default Swap 5-year senior mid levels for structured products issuers (Friday January 9 2009)
CDS: US banks lead levels wider
Credit Default Swap 5-year senior mid levels for structured products issuers (Thursday January 8 2009)
CDS: BofA, Goldman, JP Morgan, KBC, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo miss out as levels tighten
Credit Default Swap 5-year senior mid levels for structured products issuers (Wednesday January 7 2009)
CDS: BNP settles at 61
Credit Default Swap 5-year senior mid levels for structured product issuers (Tuesday January 6 2009)
European talks stall on CDS clearing
The European Commission's initiative to move the majority of over-the-counter credit default swaps (CDS) onto central clearing facilities has stalled after failing to get written commitments from certain parties.
Auction sets 1.5% recovery on Tribune CDS
A final settlement value of 1.5% was set for credit default swaps (CDS) referencing Tribune during an auction today. A price of 23.75% was set for loan credit default swaps (LCDS) referencing the company.
CME awaits SEC approval for CDS clearing
The launch date for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group's credit default swap (CDS) clearing platform remains unclear, almost two weeks after it received the green light from two US financial regulators.
Isda documentation to cover CDS settlement auctions
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association plans to incorporate the credit default swap (CDS) settlement auction process into the 2003 Isda credit derivatives definitions by mid-March.
EC talks on CDS clearing house break down
The European Commission's drive to get derivatives market participants to formally commit to a central counterparty clearing house for over-the-counter CDS has stalled
Joe Lovrics
Quite what kind of structured credit market will emerge from the ashes of the financial crisis is a matter for intense debate. The head of structured credit sales at BNP Paribas gives his views on the drivers for the market's future
Counting on the counterparty
High-profile banking failures have led to uncertainty over the ability of credit derivatives counterparties to honour their side of the trade. Contingent credit default swaps, or CCDS, are designed to mitigate this risk. But will plans for a central…
The market-consistent value of liabilities and the credit crunch
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The listing option
Following the banking crisis, the burden of counterparty risk has increased the need for transparency and liquidity in the structured products market. While a move to listing products and exchange-trading helps offer this, how does it affect counterparty…
A time for special FX
Dealers are beginning to think a lot more seriously about credit-adjusting the prices they quote on foreign exchange derivatives. How are they calculating this, and how are clients responding to the move? By John Ferry
