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Companies who insured Lehman will lose 90 per cent

Sellers of protection on bankrupt Lehman Brothers are facing losses in the area of 91.25 percent of the insurance they sold, based on the initial results of an auction on Friday to determine the value of the credit default swaps.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSN0932992520081010

Initial results of a Lehman CDO auction today shows that insurers will get back only just over 9 cents in the dollar.

I can hardly drag myself away from watching this slow train crash.
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  • I,_Brian
    I,_Brian Posts: 191 Forumite
    Really would like to know who is holding the debt - so far US financials are actually seeing a slight recovery overall, while tech stocks are done. Reverse of what I'd have expected.
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