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From: zebra4o1	5/10/2005 9:32:14 AM
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Howard Simmons has an interesting piece in TheStreet.com about using price trends in credit default swaps to look for companies/sectors with potential problems. thestreet.com The basic thesis: "A stock can get hammered on all manner of silliness without affecting the bond, but if a corporation's bonds are in trouble, the stock will get dragged lower until and unless a suitor for the stock emerges." And his key finding: "The most striking development in corporate credit is the literally off-the-chart condition of the consumer discretionary sector." How do you find the price of CDS for a company? Do you have to have a Bloomberg?

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