Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Fun with Credit Default Swaps: Funny and Informative

The $26 trillion credit default swap market, which was just getting started a decade ago, is now twice the size of the U.S. economy.

Think a C.D.S. as an insurance policy that offers protection in case an investment goes sour.

Illustrator Christophe Niemann explains it in terms that even a monkey can understand.

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