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ft.com - 2 days ago
Greece and Dubai show system remains unstable
— ft.com — A watershed in the derivatives world could be reached this week: the cost of insuring against a... bond default by Greece, using credit derivatives, may rise above the comparable metric for Turkey for the first time. Just two short years ago, that would ... (more) Greece and Dubai show system remains unstable

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ft.com - 2 days ago
Greece and Dubai show system remains unstable
— ft.com — A watershed in the derivatives world could be reached this week: the cost of insuring against a... bond default by Greece, using credit derivatives, may rise above the comparable metric for Turkey for the first time. Just two short years ago, that would ... (more) Greece and Dubai show system remains unstable

Comments vote down Paul Krugman found this 2 days agofound this
baselinescenario.com - 9 days ago
The AIG-Maiden Lane III Controversy
— baselinescenario.com — As everyone knows by now, Neil Barofsky, special inspector general for TARP, has a new report out... on the decision by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York last Fall to make various AIG counterparties (primarily some very big banks with names you know) whole on the the CDS protection they had ... (more) The AIG-Maiden Lane III Controversy

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nakedcapitalism.com - 21 days ago
Einhorn: First, Let’s Kill All the Credit Default Swaps
— nakedcapitalism.com — David Einhorn, who enjoys his considerable reputation for hard-fought battles against firms with shaky finances and dubious... accounting (Alliance Capital and Lehman), has taken aim at a new and equally deserving target: credit default swaps. In an ... (more) Einhorn: First, Let’s Kill All the Credit Default Swaps

Comments vote down Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed found this 21 days agofound this
informationarbitrage.com - 21 days ago
Deal With It, Mr. Einhorn
— informationarbitrage.com — David Einhorn is without question an exceptionally bright man and a very astute investor. However, the latest... message being delivered from his bully pulpit, proposing a ban on credit default swaps (CDS), is misguided at best and dangerous at worst. ... (more) Deal With It, Mr. Einhorn

Comments vote down Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed found this 21 days agofound this
fridayinvegas.blogspot.com - 21 days ago
Abstract Thoughts on CDS and the Fallacy of Insuring Your Neighbor's House
— fridayinvegas.blogspot.com — warning: this post will require you to be able to intelligently ponder philosophical concepts and theories, and... perhaps try to forget some assumptions you may already have.   I failed in my attempt to explain the concepts below in a comment ... (more) Abstract Thoughts on CDS and the Fallacy of Insuring ...

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paul.kedrosky.com - 20 days ago
Are Credit Defaults Swaps the Tool of the Devil?
— paul.kedrosky.com — Lots of people staking out positions against David Einhorn’s FT-reported anti-CDS musings in his latest investor letter.... I agree with David in many ways – and the writing is fun – but I don’t accept all of David’s reasons (although I agree the ... (more) Are Credit Defaults Swaps the Tool of the Devil?

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 20 days agofound this