Credit jitters drive CDS volumes to new highs in Q2

Amidst an uncertain geopolitical environment that rattled global markets, US mutual funds and exchange-traded funds piled into credit default swaps in the second quarter of the year.

Index CDS positions among retail funds rose 7.3% to a record $185.2 billion in notional, led by investment-grade indexes in the US and Europe. Meanwhile, single-name CDS increased 6.1% to $33.4 billion, with all of

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