2025 CFA Level II Exam: Topic 6. Fixed Income - Learning Module 30. Credit Default Swaps

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	1. Basic Definitions and Concepts describe credit default swaps (CDS), single-name and index CDS, and the parameters that define a given CDS product;
	2. Credit Events and Settlement Protocols describe credit events and settlement protocols with respect to CDS;
	3. Basics of Valuation and Pricing explain the principles underlying and factors that influence the market's pricing of CDS;
	4. Applications of CDS describe the use of CDS to manage credit exposures and to express views regarding changes in shape and/or level of the credit curve; describe the use of CDS to take advantage of valuation disparities among separate markets, such as bonds, loans, equities, and equity-linked instruments.

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