B&B is primarily in the business of education, which it provides through multi-media materials, instructor-led courses and consulting that sheds light on financial products, markets and practices

Educational Videos

What is Counterparty Credit Risk?

A short video on the concept of counterparty credit risk and its mitigation

What is a CDS?

A brief video on the mechanics of a credit default swap with a numerical example

Informational Materials

"How the Trading Floor Really Works"

Book by Terri Duhon, to be published by Wiley in Sep 2012

Podcast on Unintended Risks of the New OTC Derivatives Marketplace

Anu Munshi speaks to DerivSource about the unintended risks of the new OTC derivatives market given regulatory changes and central clearing requirements

Credit Default Swaps explained on www.itsrainmakingtime.com

Terri Duhon and Betsy Mettler speak to Kim Greenhouse about the evolution and applications of CDS and their place in current markets

A comprehensive overview of the history and uses of derivatives in general and credit default swaps in particular, and a discussion of counterparty credit risk and the role of exchanges

CDS Clearing Initiatives

An ongoing summary of the initiatives in CDS clearing

Credit Derivative Essentials, Creditflux Publication (July 2006)

Contributing content and editing provided by Terri Duhon and Anu Munshi

Opinion Pieces

You say voluntary, I say mandatory

SCI article by Anu Munshi on the Greek debt restructuring

CCPs - Too Big to Fail? The Danger of Concentration Risk

DerivSource article by Anu Munshi on concentration risk in central clearing

Banning naked CDS shorts: a bridge too far

SCI article by Anu Munshi outlining the case against banning naked sovereign CDS shorts

Derivatives are a zero-sum game: true or false?

SCI article by Anu Munshi putting derivatives in context of the overall market

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