π Investors are increasing downside protection in Big Tech.
The value of debt being insured via credit default swaps (CDS) on major tech firms has climbed to ~$10B, with net notional up ~400% from $2.2B just 13 months ago.
CDS exposure by company:
β’ Oracle ($ORCL): ~$6.0B
β’ Amazon ($AMZN): ~$1.7B
β’ Alphabet ($GOOGL): ~$895M
β’ Meta ($META): ~$687M
β’ Microsoft ($MSFT): ~$521M
β’ Nvidia ($NVDA): ~$220M
A year ago, CDS markets for several of these names were minimal or non-existent.
Demand for hedging in mega-cap tech is rising. π
The value of debt being insured via credit default swaps (CDS) on major tech firms has climbed to ~$10B, with net notional up ~400% from $2.2B just 13 months ago.
CDS exposure by company:
β’ Oracle ($ORCL): ~$6.0B
β’ Amazon ($AMZN): ~$1.7B
β’ Alphabet ($GOOGL): ~$895M
β’ Meta ($META): ~$687M
β’ Microsoft ($MSFT): ~$521M
β’ Nvidia ($NVDA): ~$220M
A year ago, CDS markets for several of these names were minimal or non-existent.
Demand for hedging in mega-cap tech is rising. π

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