» credit http://senesojournal.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Jump in sovereign CDS volumes http://senesojournal.com/2009/11/23/jump-in-sovereign-cds-volumes/ http://senesojournal.com/2009/11/23/jump-in-sovereign-cds-volumes/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:58:04 +0000 Seneso Journal http://senesojournal.com/?p=718 The volume of activity in sovereign credit default swaps linked to the US, UK and Japan have doubled in the past year because of concerns about their public finances.

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The price, the result of an auction by 13 dealers including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Barclays Plc, means sellers of the swaps will pay 31.875 cents on the dollar to buyers of protection to settle the contracts, according to data from administrator Markit Group Ltd. and broker Creditex Group Inc.

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