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Recovery swap
An agreement to swap a fixed recovery rate for a real recovery rate following a credit event. Recovery swaps are usually traded as zero-premium credit default swaps with the reference price set at the fixed recovery rate rather than 100. This form of recovery swap is also called a recovery lock. Recovery swaps usually trade only on credits that are nearing default.
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