TY - BOOK AU - Bomfim,AntĂșlio N. TI - Understanding credit derivatives and related instruments SN - 9780128001165 PY - 2016/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Elsevier KW - Credit derivatives N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1 Credit derivatives: definition, market, uses, II - Main types of credit derivatives, III - Introduction to credit modeling I: Single-name defaults, IV - Introduction to credit modeling II: portfolio credit risk, V - A brief overview of documentation and regulatory issues, VI - Hedging and trading credit default swaps N2 - This intuitive, rigorous overview links academic theory with the practices valuing and trading credit derivatives. Rather than presenting highly technical explorations , it offers summaries of major subjects and the principal perspectives associated with them.Its centerpiece is pricing and valuation issues, especially valuation tools and their uses in credit models ER -