February 25: Commentary - What is to be Done With Credit Default Swaps?
Location: New York
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Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
One of the least understood but potentially among the more damaging factors contributing to the crisis in global financial markets is an asset class known as over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives and one OTC product in particular known as credit default swaps or “CDS.” Indeed, even were there not multiple financial market crises underway, reforming the CDS market would still be an urgent problem.
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