A credit default swap (CDS) is a contract that protects lenders from borrower default. Learn how a CDS works, why they’re used, and the key risks in financial markets.

Crypto trading platform BitMEX has launched crypto’s first-ever perpetual foreign exchange swap contracts (FX perps). FX perps are a type of derivatives contract which blend the attributes of both the ...

Currency swaps silently set the stage for a lot of economic activity worldwide. According to the latest reliable data, global daily currency swaps in 2022 was about $400 billion, around 5% of the $8.1 ...

Interest rate swaps are used by institutions and businesses to manage cash flows and interest rate exposure. Swaps involve the exchange of cash flows between two parties, with an intermediary handling ...

Nov 3 (Reuters) - A growing number of exchanges is offering clearing services for iron ore swaps as the industry moves closer to a more market-based pricing scheme after miners ditched a 40-year-old ...

There were many causes of the Financial Panic of 2008. Most early reports blamed the sub-prime mortgage market, a story that was particularly appealing to those who believe everything should be blamed ...

LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - The move to create a more transparent and market-based pricing scheme is gaining momentum in iron ore with cash-settled swap contracts emerging among the most popular ...