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Credit Default Swap: an arrangement whereby someone purchasing debt in the form of bonds tries to eliminate the risk of loss from default by the issuer by insuring the buyer against potential losses
The seller of a CDS is typically a reinsurance company.
A CDS is basically an insurance policy.
