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Credit Default Swaps: Bad Enough to Ban?
By
Dan Freed
10/21/08 - 02:05 PM EDT
There seems little doubt tighter regulation of esoteric financial derivatives that have played a major role in the financial crisis is on the way, but one influential lawmaker is weighing an outright ban.
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