LIFFE, and has usurped its dominance of Europe's benchmark bond contract, the German bund future.

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Despite the high jinks and copious drinking (or perhaps because of it), their large brains came up with a way of reducing risks for bond buyers: a bilateral contract that, for a fee, enabled investors to pass on the risk of default to another party.

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If I don't return the car in time, or damage it, the contract will automatically be referred by the owner to an adjudication panel who can use my deposit or the owners bond to finance resolution.

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