credit default swap

Noun

(finance) A credit derivative contract between two counterparties, whereby the buyer (seller of risk) makes periodic payments to the seller (buyer of risk) in exchange for the right to a payoff if there is a default or other credit event in respect of a third party called reference entity.

Japanese Meaning

（金融）信用デリバティブの一種で、参照対象となる第三者（基準対象）の債務不履行やその他の信用事象が発生した場合に、リスクの売り手（買い手の場合もある）から、あらかじめ定められた定期的な支払いを受ける権利を得るための契約。