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Untangling credit default swaps

When the analysts and experts talk about the current financial crisis, they often refer to credit default swaps. So, what exactly is a credit default swap? Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch g...  
 
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Ataraxian13 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I want to pull off the biggest CDS scam in history.

WHO WANTS TO JOIN ME AND BECOME RICH?!?

p.s. great teaching, great vid,

5/5
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avster95 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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impressive!
majesticteam12 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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simple solution - no insurable interest on the respective financial instrument means you cannot buy a credit default swap on that instrument
teffy91 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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is it also possible that jim could have bought a cds without owning any bonds from gm?
mrsnail445 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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yep - you don't have to own the underlying bonds to trade the CDS
teffy91 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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would someone please explain the purpose of the collateral. also, what is the gain of jim buying bonds in gm motors with the expectation it will fail?
chetansingh2006 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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America has turned away from Thomas Jafferson ideals to a Hamiltonian head that the price u have all paid kissing the english mercantile asses

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