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This study analyzes the loss potential arising from investments into CDS for a sample of large U.S. and German mutual funds. Further, it investigates whether the comments funds make on CDS use in periodic fund reports are consistent with the disclosed CDS holdings. For several funds in the U.S.,...
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.S. funds have greater discretion to undervalue derivative exposure compared to German funds. All analyses of this study reveal … that under existing derivative and leverage regulation, funds in both countries are able to increase risk by using …
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.S. funds have greater discretion to undervalue derivative exposure compared to German funds. All analyses of this study reveal … that under existing derivative and leverage regulation, funds in both countries are able to increase risk by using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010402939
This study analyzes the loss potential arising from investments into CDS for a sample of large U.S. and German mutual funds. Further, it investigates whether the comments funds make on CDS use in periodic fund reports are consistent with the disclosed CDS holdings. For several funds in the U.S.,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010503880
Chinese firms, following their regulatory changes in the derivative markets. The original contributions to this literature … probability approach. The results suggest the main determinants of derivative use are the overseas trade conducted by these firms …
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Volatilities implied from interest rate swaptions are used to assess the size and the sign of the compensation for volatility risk, for dollar, euro and pound rates at a daily frequency, between October 1998 and August 2006. The measurement of the volatility risk premium rests on a simple model...
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Even if the correct modeling of default dependence is essential for the valuation of portfolio credit derivatives, for the pricing of synthetic CDOs a one-factor Gaussian copula model with constant and equalpairwise correlationsfor all assets in the reference portfolio has become the standard...
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