Now, theres a completely up-to-date guide on credit derivatives thats ideal for all working financial professionals and students entering the field. Credit Derivatives, Second Edition has been fully updated to explain todays credit risk markets clearly and simply, in language any practitioner or advanced business student can understand. The authors begin by explaining the underlying principles surrounding credit risk. Next, they systematically present todays leading methods and instruments for managing it. The authors introduce total return swaps, credit spread options, credit linked notes, and other instruments, demonstrating how each of them can be used to isolate risk and sell it to someone willing to accept it. The authors, including leading practitioner George Chacko, have updated all content throughout to reflect todays instruments, rules, and practices.