"Credit Derivatives are financial contracts that transfer credit risk--the risk that a debtor will not repay a loan--between parties. Credit Derivative Strategies describes for professional investors current ways of participating in this rapidly expanding market, including how to select credit...

Using data on U.S. Treasury dealer positions from 1990 to 2006, we find evidence of a significant role for dealers in the intertemporal intermediation of new Treasury security supply. Dealers regularly take into inventory a large share of Treasury issuance so that dealer positions increase...

Financial advisors use questionnaires and discussions with clients to determine a suitable portfolio of assets that will allow clients to reach their investment objectives. Financial institutions assign risk ratings to each security they offer, and those ratings are used to guide clients and...