Index group description Credit default swap (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
A credit default swap (CDS) is a credit derivative contract between two counterparties, whereby one makes periodic payments to the other and receives the promise of a payoff if a third party defaults. The former party receives credit protection and is said to be the "buyer" while the other party provides credit protection and is said to be the "seller". The third party is known as the "reference entity".
When a credit event in the reference entity occurs, the protection seller either takes delivery of the defaulted bond for the par value (physical settlement) or pays the protection buyer the difference between the par value and recovery amount of the bond (cash settlement). Simply, the credit risk is transferred from the buyer to the seller.
Credit default swaps resemble an insurance policy, as they can be used by debt owners to hedge, or insure against credit events (such as a default) on a credit asset. However, because there is no requirement to actually hold any asset or suffer a loss, credit default swaps can also be used for speculative purposes.
Included indexes CDS 5Y Russia CDS 5Y Ukraine (EUR) CDS 5Y Kazakhstan CDS 5Y Argentina CDS 5Y Brazil CDS 5Y Venezuela CDS 5Y China CDS 5Y Latvia (EUR) CDS 5Y Lithuania (EUR) CDS 5Y United Mexican States CDS 5Y Estonia (EUR) CDS 5Y South Africa CDS 5Y Gazprom CDS 5Y VTB CDS 5Y Sberbank (EUR)
