Generally, banks employ derivatives to hedge risk in their loan portfolios and to help meet regulatory capital requirements. Usually, there are two parties to a credit derivative. One sells protection ...

RBI has issued directions to broaden the credit derivatives market, permitting wider use of credit default swaps and total ...

RBI introduces Total Return Swaps and widens credit derivatives participation to deepen the corporate bond market and improve ...

The RBI's 2026 Directions replace the earlier framework by introducing Total Return Swaps, credit index CDS, and exchange-traded credit derivatives. The reforms significantly expand hedging tools ...

The RBI has issued final directions for credit derivatives, paving the way for products such as credit index derivatives and ...

While derivatives emerged as a bad word during the financial crisis, the National Credit Union Administration believes its share insurance fund may be safer if more credit unions used them. Processing ...

Generally regarded as the most comprehensive report of its kind, the British Bankers Associations most recent survey of the 25 leading dealers in the credit derivatives market finds that the global ...

Credit trading desks had a tough 2022 as volatility soared and spreads widened following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For growing its flow-trading business while helping clients to navigate these ...

The differential between the five-year and the 10-year iTraxx Europe Index is about 23 basis points. This is close to record highs. At the end of last September, when the new Series 4 Index was rolled ...

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday issued the final framework for credit derivatives, allowing resident non-retail users to ...