Credit default swaps course
Gain mastery in Credit Default Swaps using practical tools for pricing, hedging single-borrower loans, handling basis and counterparty risks, and grasping P&L, funding, and CDS contract details—tailored for front-office and risk professionals in finance.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with essential tools to grasp CDS basics, contract details, and credit events, applying them to hedge single-borrower loans. Master sizing notionals, selecting maturities, pricing protection, reading DV01 and mark-to-market, controlling basis and counterparty risks, plus setting up monitoring, stress tests, and governance for effective credit protection.
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Develop skills
- Price CDS trades by linking spreads, hazard rates, and recovery rates in quick calculations.
- Structure CDS hedges by sizing notionals, selecting tenors, and handling roll risk.
- Analyze loan and CDS P&L through mark-to-market, hedge costs, and spread movements.
- Manage CDS risks including basis, counterparty, liquidity, and recovery or model risks.
- Monitor CDS hedges by establishing triggers, rebalancing, and recording governance steps.
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