Most outside observers had difficulty keeping up with all of the momentous events of the weekend of September 14-15, 2008 with all of the twists and turns that finally led to Lehman Brothers' historic bankruptcy filing, Bank of America's purchase ...

There has been much debate in recent days regarding whether the market for Credit Default Swaps (CDS) should be more tightly regulated. Let's take a look at the nature of credit default swaps and whether arguments for tighter regulation have ...