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IG and crossover indices converge while European CLO double Bs rally
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover is again outperforming Main today with the investment grade index widening 0.11bp to 52.56bp while the crossover index is 2.42bp tighter to 296.99bp. Meanwhile bank research signals that junior CLO tranches could benefit as investors look at covid industries through a different lense -
CDS indices edge wider and positive skew opens as Pershing Square puts on new hedge
3 years ago
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 -
Investors search out illiquid credit for improved pricing
3 years ago
Credit investors are still trying to gauge appropriate pricing levels for smaller credit facilities in the tradeable credit space -
Credit spreads wind back to February to bring shorts into focus
3 years ago
The credit rally since April has opened up an opportunity to go short credit, say fund managers, with spreads back to where they were in late February -
Rampant technicals push cash and CDS in different directions
3 years ago
Central bank interventions, primary market issuance and high yield defaults have conspired to create major distortions in credit performance, which sources say are ripe for opportunistic trading. -
Bond selling pushes down Argentina CDS auction final price
3 years ago
An auction on Friday to settle Argentina sovereign CDS returned a final price of 31.5 cents, three points lower than initial bidding due to a large physical settlement interest to sell bonds -
Tranche traders aim to navigate default risk while staying clear of coronavirus contagion
4 years ago
The CDS market is navigating between two sources of risk for equity and mezzanine high yield index tranches. The default of US media company McClatchy has focused idiosyncratic concerns, while the spread of the coronavirus has stoked fears of a systemic sell-off. -
IHS Markit mulls CDX EM growth and iTraxx ESG screen
4 years ago
Increasing the portfolio size of CDX EM and consulting on an ethically-screened version of iTraxx Europe are among the projects index administrator IHS Markit has been working on ahead of the 20 March roll. -
Covid-19 outbreak rattles carry traders
4 years ago
The coronavirus panic hitting financials markets at the end of February has been a strong driver of relative value trades, with CDS underperforming both cash bonds and equity, while financial names felt the heat more than corporate borrowers as geographical risk came into play. -
BDCs tap bond market to improve funding mix
4 years ago
A plethora of business development companies have turned to the institutional bond market to refinance their debt. -
Correlation rise stokes mezz rally but adds to CSO woes
4 years ago
Below the calm surface of the credit market, correlation has been churning and creating dislocations rich with reward for index tranche traders but complicating bespoke issuance, say sources. -
Rising idiosyncratic risk leads to calls for high yield index tranche fix from traders
4 years ago
As sources of funding dry up for the weakest borrowers in the credit market, some correlation traders are calling for an overhaul of CDX NA HY index tranches to make trades on wide-end dispersion more effective. -
Natixis prices second muni-project securitisation of year
4 years ago
Energy Efficient Equity (E3) priced its inaugural 'property-assessed clean energy' (Pace) deal today via Natixis -
Former Lehman and Nomura trader joins credit pricing firm
8 years ago
Credit-focused technology firm Solve Advisors has hired a former Lehman Brothers and Nomura credit trader as its chief operating officer and head of business development
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