This book, unique in its composition, reviews the academic empirical literature on how CDSs actually work in practice, including during distressed times of market crises. It also discusses the mechanics of single-name and index CDSs, the theoretical costs and benefits of CDSs, as well as...

Musings on liquidity -- Financial crises and liquidity traffic jams -- Market structures and institutional arrangements of trading -- Asset pricing and liquidity models -- Stories of liquidity and credit -- Financial regulation and liquidity risk management

Real and financial capital -- Risk and risk management -- Leverage -- Adverse selection and corporate financing decisions -- Capital budgeting, project selection, and performance evaluation -- Risk transfer -- Risk finance -- Insurance -- Reinsurance -- Credit insurance and financial guarantees...