- CFA Exams
- 2025 Level II
- Topic 6. Fixed Income
- Learning Module 30. Credit Default Swaps
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| 1. Basic Definitions and Concepts describe credit default swaps (CDS), single-name and index CDS, and the parameters that define a given CDS product; | |
| 2. Credit Events and Settlement Protocols describe credit events and settlement protocols with respect to CDS; | |
| 3. Basics of Valuation and Pricing explain the principles underlying and factors that influence the market's pricing of CDS; | |
| 4. Applications of CDS describe the use of CDS to manage credit exposures and to express views regarding changes in shape and/or level of the credit curve; describe the use of CDS to take advantage of valuation disparities among separate markets, such as bonds, loans, equities, and equity-linked instruments. |
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