Anticipating Credit Events Using Credit Default Swaps, with An Application to Sovereign Debt Crises
In reduced-form pricing models, it is usual to assume a fixed recovery rate to obtain the probability of default from credit default swap prices. An alternative credit risk measure is proposed here: the maximum recovery rate compatible with observed prices. The analysis of the recent debt crisis in...
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Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
Sprache: | English |
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Washington, D.C
International Monetary Fund
2003
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Schriftenreihe: | IMF Working Papers
Working Paper No. 03/106 |
Online-Zugang: | DE-20 DE-824 DE-70 DE-155 DE-29 DE-22 DE-473 DE-1102 DE-703 DE-859 DE-706 DE-384 DE-860 DE-19 DE-739 DE-355 DE-Aug4 DE-1049 DE-12 DE-91 URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
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Zusammenfassung: | In reduced-form pricing models, it is usual to assume a fixed recovery rate to obtain the probability of default from credit default swap prices. An alternative credit risk measure is proposed here: the maximum recovery rate compatible with observed prices. The analysis of the recent debt crisis in Argentina using this methodology shows that the correlation between the maximum recovery rate and implied default probabilities turns negative in advance of the credit event realization. This empirical finding suggests that the maximum recovery rate can be used for constructing early warning indicators of financial distress |
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Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (20 p) |
ISBN: | 1451852916 9781451852912 |