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Who, why, which or what are credit default swaps (aka a CDSs)?

Well, the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum, as Gary Coleman taught us.

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 Who, why, which or what are [[credit default swap]]s (aka a [[CDS]]s)?
-*“Financial weapons of mass destruction” © Warren Buffett.<br />
+*“[[Financial weapons of mass destruction]]” © Warren Buffett.<br />
-*“[[Credit risk mitigation technique]]s that fit into the [[Standardised Model of Credit Risk]] under the {{tag|Basel II}} framework.” © [[Basel Committee on Banking Supervision]].
+*“[[Credit risk mitigation technique]]s that fit into the [[Standardised Model of Credit Risk]] under the [[Basel II]] framework.” © [[Basel Committee on Banking Supervision]].
+*“Not [[insurance contract]]s” © Robin Potts QC.
-Well, the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum.
+Well, the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum, as Gary Coleman taught us.
+{{sa}}
+*[[Credibility derivatives]]
+*[[Narrowly-traded credit event]]s
+*[[Financial weapons of mass destruction]]
+*[[FWMD Top Trumps]]
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