The Role of Credit Derivatives in the U.S. Subprime Crisis: The Case of Credit Default Swaps

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July 2011

Language: Spanish

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The Role of Credit Derivatives in the U.S. Subprime Crisis: The Case of Credit Default Swaps

Abstract

It reviews the general characteristics of credit derivatives, the development of their market, their role in the international financial crisis, and their prospects.