Finding credit derivatives information resources can be simple for your institution. Whether the transaction you are looking to cover involves bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation default or repudiation/moratorium, having adequate credit derivatives information will help you manage your exposure to credit risk.

Credit derivatives resources can include anything from general information, conferences, organizations or trade publications. Take advantage of the wealth of knowledge available on the subject to reduce your risk and protect your business.

To take advantage of the right credit derivatives information resources:

1. Start by building a general knowledge on credit derivatives information. Understand the key concept, and get a grip on who the major players in the industry are.

2. Follow that up with taking advantage of credit derivatives resources through conferences or affiliations.

3. Stay informed regularly through credit derivatives research and information publications.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Start with general credit derivatives resources

Use credit derivatives resources to help you see the big picture on credit derivatives information. Learn the concept and terms, and expand out from there.

I recommend: See what Forbes' Investopedia has to say about credit derivatives. Find out more basic information from riskglossary.com. Check out the latest in research on credit derivatives from Credit Derivatives Research.

Pull more credit derivatives research from groups and conferences

Joining a group or organization can give you credit derivatives information as well as networking, continuing education and credit derivative research resources. Attending credit derivatives seminars can also shed additional light on the subject for you.

I recommend: Consider joining the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Find credit risk conferences and continuing education opportunities at DefaultRisk.com. The site author generally has no affiliation to the meetings, so this person is an unbiased source for information. Receive email notification on Federal Reserve Board events. They have run conferences on Credit Risk and Credit Derivatives. Watch the conference offerings from The Stevanovich Center for Financial Mathematics. They also cover the topic of credit derivatives overview and information.

Look at the credit derivative research in publications

Subscribe to or read online one of the many credit derivatives resources magazines and newsletters. Daily, weekly and monthly coverage on the topic is available.

I recommend: Sign up for a free trial of DW Online, a global weekly publication on research on credit derivatives. Take a look at Derivatives Strategy magazine for your credit derivative information. Sign up for free email alerts from Risk magazine. Their topics include the global derivatives markets. Sign up for or request a free copy of Wilmott magazine. They look to offer you the latest thinking and information on credit derivatives.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Consider the use of profit based organizations that offer credit derivatives resources, but also look for independent, unbiased opinions as well. You never know what interest an individual or business may have in the advice they are giving.