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What Are Credit Default Swaps?

Credit default swaps (CDSs) provide protection for investors in the event that the borrower defaults on their debt or loan.
The Motley Fool

Credit Default Swap: What It Is and How It Works

Credit default swaps (CDS) provide insurance against the default of a debt issuer. With a CDS, the buyer pays a premium to a seller for this protection. If the issuer defaults, the seller compensates ...
Wall Street Journal

Euro Credit Default Swaps Rise Following Fed Interest-Rate Decision

1002 GMT – The cost of insuring euro-denominated credit against default using credit default swaps rises on reduced appetite for risk after the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates but ...
pv magazine International

Mitigating default risk in large-scale PV projects through credit default swaps

A research group has proposed to hedge default risk in the utility-scale PV business by adopting credit default swaps. The new methodology was tested through a series of Montecarlo simulations and ...