Credit Default Swaps
In a credit default swap, the credit protection buyer pays a fee to the credit protection seller to protect him from the default of a reference asset. As protection, the protection seller will make the payment to the protection buyer on the occurrence of a credit event.
This video from Khan Academy provides an introduction to credit default swaps and explains how they work.
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