Tuesday, September 16, 2008

CDR Counterparty Risk Index Swamps March High

Credit Derivatives Research has a Counterparty Risk Index (and a number of related sub-indices) which calculates the average credit spread of the 15 largest credit derivative dealers. Following the recent turmoil in the credit markets, the index now stands more than 50% higher than the previous March 2008 high.

Not surprisingly, the Markit CDX (credit default swap) indices are seeing similar spikes.

[graphic courtesy of Credit Derivatives Research]
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2008 at 8:55 AM

    Does anyone know where to get real time quotes for the VIX?

    It is delayed on the CBOE website and through Yahoo Finance real time quotes service.

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  2. Bill LubySeptember 16, 2008 at 8:58 AM

    Your best bet is to get it through your broker.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2008 at 9:13 AM

    being tracking the CDX, its indexes being consolidating for the past weeks. this puzzled me since the market being tanking during that time. then suddenly it makes a dramatic spike up on monday. guess it was making up for the complacency the past weeks.

    jimmy

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  4. DvolatilitySeptember 19, 2008 at 2:15 PM

    I like creditresearch.com, thanks for that update.

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