Fri 2008-08-08 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Futures vs CDSs: the case for regulated markets

Case; CDSs; future; naked capitalism; regulated markets.

Fri 2007-11-30 00:00 EST

Sudden Debt: CDS: Phantom Menace

CDS notional amounts increased from 26 to 46 trillion in last year; "far more CDSs are written relative to the amounts outstanding in individual bonds and thus credit events will infect and destroy much more speculative capital"; "generate highly volatile equity exposure with minimal or even zero margin requirements"

CDS; Phantom Menace; Sudden Debt.