Credit Default Swaps explained clearly in five minutes

Posted by Mielno | Posted in News | Posted on 27-03-2010

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BBC Newsnight feature by Alex Ritson on Credit Default Swaps – until recently a little-known financial product that Lehmans Brothers, AIG and the Icelandic banks were up to their necks in. Could this be the black hole at the centre of the financial crisis?

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Untangling credit default swaps

Posted by Mielno | Posted in Education | Posted on 17-03-2010

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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 goes to the whiteboard for this explanation.

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Credit Default Swaps 2

Posted by Mielno | Posted in Education | Posted on 05-03-2010

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Systemic risks of credit default swaps. Financial weapons of mass destruction.Submited by:khanacademy

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