Get paid to be short through loan-CDS trades, suggests Barclays

Sabre, Rite Aid and iStar Financial top the list of credits where being long loans and short through credit default swaps generates a positive carry

Comment by: Anonymous. Posted 10 years ago [2014-04-25 00:55:13]

Interesting, while I don't see an error in the Barclays analysis, neither do I see discussion in their article about the possibility of near-term loan prepayment (leaving the investors with just the CDS short) or a survey of whether Sabre and other issuers have significant unsecured debt to deliver into the CDS.