Cc hp ng bo him cng c th coi nh l cc chng khon swap: i nhng
khon tin ng bo him nh k, ly mt khon tin ln nu m tnh hung no xy ra. Ti sn th nht l mt dng tin nh k, ti sn th hai l mt loi quyn chn c iu kin: nu iu g xy ra th s c tr bao nhiu tin, v hai ti sn c i cho nhau trong mt hp ng bo him. Trn th trng chng khon n, ngoi cc swap li sut, cn c mt loi swap rt ph bin khc, l CDS (credit default swap). CDS l mt hnh thc bo him cho cc chng khon n (v d nh cc tri phiu hay cc CDO). Theo hp ng CDS ny, th bn mua CDS s np tin nh k cho bn bn CDS, v nu nh cc con n ca cc chng khon n qui nh trong CDS b v n, gi tr ca chng khon n st gim mnh, th bn bn CDS phi bi thng mt khon tin no cho bn mua CDS trong trng hp . So vi cc hp ng bo him n thng thng, th CDS c nhng im rt khc bit nh sau: - Bn mua CDS khng nht thit phi gi chng khon n ghi trong hp ng CDS. Khi cc chng khon n mt gi tr, th bn mua CDS nhn c tin t bn bn CDS, d c l ang gi cc chng khon n hay khng. - Bn bn CDS khng nht thit phi l cng ty bo him, m c th n thun l cc nh u t hay u c. Ni cch khc, cc CDS da trn m hnh bo him n, nhng tr thnh cng c u c trong tay nhiu ngi. Mt phn ln CDS ang c trn th trng chng khon khng thc s phc v bo him ci g ht, m ch l tr u c v nh cc gia cc bn vi nhau. Thng ch c cc nh u t ln v cc t chc ti chnh tham gia th trng CDS, bi mi hp ng CDS l ng vi (bo him mt lng) chng khon n c gi tr 10-20 triu USD, v gi phi tr cho mt CDS thng khng di 50 nghn USD mt nm(10) .
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Cc trung gian ti chnh
Cc trung gian ti chnh, tc l cc t chc ti chnh, thng c chia lm 3 loi
nh sau: 1) Cc t chc nhn tin gi, nh cc ngn hng, t chc tn dng, hip hi cho vay v tit kim. (10)
Xem chi tit ti: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_default_swap