Creditless-Default Swaps?

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As the Greek government defaults on its bonds, holders of Greek credit-default swaps will probably get nothing as the default will be “selective” and will thus not officially trigger a default. This not only hurts banks who thought they were hedging by buying the CDSs, but also Portugal as it will discourage banks from holding…

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