Comments on: Credit Default Swaps: A blind date goes wild http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/investment-strategies/credit-default-swaps-a-blind-date-goes-wild-4718.html Today's Financial News offers an independent and very practical perspective on the U.S. and global investment markets. We filter out exactly what financial news is worth paying attention to... and what it means for your money and portfolio Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:08:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Wayne Altman http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/investment-strategies/credit-default-swaps-a-blind-date-goes-wild-4718.html#comment-1943 Wayne Altman Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:57:20 +0000 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/?p=4718#comment-1943 This was one of the best explantions I have ever heard of an investment or Credit instrument. You have my congratulations. This was one of the best explantions I have ever heard of an investment or Credit instrument. You have my congratulations.

]]> By: Andrew Snyder http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/investment-strategies/credit-default-swaps-a-blind-date-goes-wild-4718.html#comment-1939 Andrew Snyder Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:57:20 +0000 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/?p=4718#comment-1939 I am not sure if you are debating the valuation of the CDS market, which is almost impossible to measure, or helping to illustrate the incredible size of the CDS market compared to the bailout and the trouble the economy is in. <br><br>After hearing Lehman Brother's debt is worth just $0.8625 on the dollar, and its debt insurers are out over $400 billion, the Feds $700 billion bailout looks pretty darn small. I am not sure if you are debating the valuation of the CDS market, which is almost impossible to measure, or helping to illustrate the incredible size of the CDS market compared to the bailout and the trouble the economy is in.

After hearing Lehman Brother's debt is worth just $0.8625 on the dollar, and its debt insurers are out over $400 billion, the Feds $700 billion bailout looks pretty darn small.

]]> By: Jason http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/investment-strategies/credit-default-swaps-a-blind-date-goes-wild-4718.html#comment-1937 Jason Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:15:07 +0000 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/?p=4718#comment-1937 The Credit default swaps market represents $16.4 trillion. The $700 billion bailout represents 4.31% of the total market. <a href="http://nomedals.blogspot.com">http://nomedals.blogspot.com</a> The Credit default swaps market represents $16.4 trillion. The $700 billion bailout represents 4.31% of the total market. http://nomedals.blogspot.com

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