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Trading Credit Volatility

January 9th, 2004, 5:29 pm

How is the best way to trade credit volatility and is there any similarity with vega or gamma equity trading? Which instruments are used CDS, spread options, CDO's ?
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Trading Credit Volatility

January 9th, 2004, 6:43 pm

You can use easilly CDS options on single names or on credit index ; and there are the same similarities than equity options ...