[...]This article examines how the nature and characteristics ofhedge funds may generate “market failures” that make CCRMfor exposures to hedge funds intrinsically more difficult tomanage, both for the individual firm and for policymakersconcerned with systemic risk. We put forward no...

[...]This article analyzes empirical evidence on the limits ofarbitrage in the interest rate swap market as well as on howtrading risk can affect market liquidity and amplify shocks inasset prices. We study these issues in terms of the behavior ofthe interest rate swap spread—the spread...