CDS indices edge wider and positive skew opens as Pershing Square puts on new hedge

By Sayed Kadiri

Credit indices have widened a touch this week but they’re back in focus with reports that Pershing Square Capital Management, led by Bill Ackman, has this week used CDS indices to hedge parts of its equity portfolio

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