The Credit Default Swap Basis

An up-to-date resource on the intricacies of the credit default swap basis While credit default swaps and credit derivatives are of great concern to many in the field of finance, the Second Edition of The Credit Default Swap Basis does not directly focus on these issues. It is instead about an aspect of CDS behavior, the basis, which is of importance to all users of CDS products. An understanding of the basis is essential to anyone involved in the credit-risky debt capital markets, whether you're an investor, trader, or broker. The credit default swap basis (the basis) defines the relationship between the cash and synthetic credit markets. Finance professionals need to understand the drivers of the basis in order to better undertake investment and value analysis, and for trading purposes. In this updated Second Edition, author Moorad Choudhry, a market practitioner who has published widely in the field of credit derivatives, explores this dynamic discipline and examines the structural changes in the CDS market, including new settlement mechanisms and contract standardization. Along the way, he describes how basis pricing has changed in the aftermath of the financial crisis and what that change means in regard to overall market and trading opportunities. The only book on basis issues of credit default swaps, it provides practitioners with vital information on valuation, credit risk assessment, and basis trading strategies Addresses structural changes to the market, including the introduction of central clearing houses in the U.S. and Europe and standardization of contracts to reduce disputes about payout settlements Covers the close relationship between the synthetic and cash markets in credit, which manifests itself in the credit default swap basis The Credit Default Swap Basis, Second Edition offers invaluable market insights to all financial professionals seeking a deeper understanding of credit derivatives and fixed income securities.

Moorad Choudhry (London, UK) was head of treasury at Europe Arab Bank plc in London. Previously, he was head of treasury at KBC Financial Products, and a vice president in Structured Finance Service at JPMorgan Chase Bank. Prior to that, he was a sterling proprietary trader at Hambros Bank Limited and gilt-edged market maker and money markets trader at ABN Amro Hoare Govett Ltd. Choudhry is visiting professor at the Department of Economics, London Metropolitan University and a visiting research fellow at the ICMA Centre, University of Reading. He was educated at the University of Westminster and the University of Reading. He obtained his MBA from Henley Management School and his PhD from Birkbeck, University of London. He has written several books on the credit markets.