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Millions made on Dixons Retail CDS in less than a week

Over $700 million in Dixon Retail credit default swap trades (3 times its weekly average) occurred on or before March 25, 2011 – 5 days before its profit warning.

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Analysis: What happened to Pershing Square’s BP swaps

A look into William Ackman’s BP credit default swap trade that went unmentioned in Pershing Square’s recent third quarter report that could be producing losses for the hedge fund

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Credit Analysis: PIGS Banks (Part 2)

Part 2 of a credit analysis on several European/PIGS Banks and their respective sovereigns.

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Credit Analysis: PIGS Banks (Part 1)

A credit analysis on several European/PIGS Banks and their respective sovereign.

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Credit Analysis: Nasdaq 100 Holdings

A credit analysis on constituents of the Nasdaq 100.

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Credit Analysis: H&R Block

A detailed credit analysis on tax prep firm H&R Block.

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Credit Analysis: US & European Banks ahead of Basel 3

Here is a broad credit analysis on 5 large American and 5 large European commercial banks (Banco Santander, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Unicredit and Wells Fargo) ahead of the upcoming Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) meeting this Sunday in Switzerland where central bankers from around the world are expected to make further progress on final Basel III standards.

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Credit Analysis: BHP Billiton & PotashCorp

A detailed credit analysis on two companies (BHP Billiton and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan) currently involved in hostile takeover talks.

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