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Credit default swaps - should investors be worried?

What are credit default swaps (CDS) and should investors be worried by them? Tim Bennett explains.

by: Tim Bennett
8 Jul 2011

What are credit default swaps (CDS) and should investors be worried by them? Tim Bennett explains.

See also MoneyWeek's financial glossary.

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