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Tradable CDS Index On European Governments To Become Available

In what is turning out to be more than just a little bit of irony, sovereign credit default swaps may end up being more widely traded when a new basket of 15 countries is launched later this year through the Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe Index (see WSJ article). It is widely believe by many that the corporate CDS market was to blame in part for the recent financial crisis.