RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Credit Derivatives and Their Potential to Synthesize Riskless Assets
JF The Journal of Fixed Income
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 6
OP 16
DO 10.3905/jfi.2002.319328
VO 12
IS 3
A1 Antulio N. Bomfim
YR 2002
UL https://pm-research.com/content/12/3/6.abstract
AB The credit derivatives market may help shape the overall financial markets for years to come. This is an overview of the credit derivatives market and an assessment of its future potential in the creation of private sector instruments. That these instruments are virtually free of default risk may be appealing to investors who now favor the safety of U.S. Treasury securities.