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Self-Referenced Credit Derivative

A credit derivative in which one of the counterparties is the reference entity itself. It involves the transfer of credit...

Vanilla Total Return Swap

The most basic version of a total return swap (TRS). By definition, it is a type of credit derivative in...

Flattener Trade

A credit derivatives trading strategy in which a trader attempts to avail from mispricing in credit spreads. In other words,...

Multi-Name Credit Default Swap Option

An option to buy (if a call) or sell (if a put) a prearranged multi-name credit default swap (CDS). It...

Multi-Name CDS Option

An option to buy (if a call) or sell (if a put) a prearranged multi-name credit default swap (CDS). It...

Single-Name Credit Default Swaption

An option to buy (if a call) or sell (if a put) a prearranged single-name credit default swap (CDS). It...

Single-Name Credit Derivative

A credit derivative whose underlying is a single-name reference entity/ asset/ issuer. Every credit derivative contract has two counterparties: a...

Multi-Name CDS

A credit default swap (CDS) in which the underlying reference is more than one name (reference entity, reference asset, reference...

Credit Forward Agreement

A credit derivative which constitutes a forward contract on a credit spread. More specifically, it is a single period OTC...

CDIS

It stands for credit default index swap; a fixed set of equally weighted credit default swaps with standard maturities ranging...