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Credit derivatives and corporates. (Selected Topic).

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| June 01, 2002 | Bouteille, Sylvain; Harwood, W. Scott | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Introduction

The use of credit derivatives among service and industrial corporates is growing rapidly as more and more companies are using them to hedge their credit risk exposures. However, there are still many credit professionals who are not very familiar with the products and who are reluctant to use them. Credit derivatives are a very efficient way to protect a company from the default of its customers and presents many advantages over insurance products.

What are credit derivatives?

The most common credit derivatives, called credit default swaps, are financial instruments that can be used to transfer the credit risk of a company (called ...

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