Counterparty Risk in the Over-The-Counter Derivatives Market /

The financial market turmoil of recent months has highlighted the importance of counterparty risk. Here, we discuss counterparty risk that may stem from the OTC derivatives markets and attempt to assess the scope of potential cascade effects. This risk is measured by losses to the financial system t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Singh, Manmohan
Other Authors: Segoviano, Miguel
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/258
Online Access:Full text available on IMF