In this paper, we consider an incomplete market framework and explain how to usejointly observed prices of the underlying asset and of some derivatives written on this assetfor an efficient pricing of other derivatives. This question involves two types of momentrestrictions, which can be written...

In this paper we consider an incomplete market framework and explainhow to use jointlyobserv ed prices of the underlying asset and of some derivativeswritten on this asset for an efficient pricing of other derivatives. Thisquestion involves two types of moment restrictions, which can be...

In this paper we explain how to use the rating histories provided by theinternal scoring systems of banks and by rating agencies in order to predictthe future risk of a given borrower or of a set of borrowers. The method isdeveloped following the steps suggested by the Basle Committee. To...

There is a growing literature on the possibility to identify correlation and contagion in qualitative risk analysis. Our paper considers this question by means of a model describing the joint dynamics of a set of individual binary processes. The two admissible values correspond to bad and good...

In this paper we examine the dependence between the liquidation risks of individual hedge funds. This dependence can result either from common exogenous shocks (shared frailty), or from contagion phenomena, which occur when an endogenous behaviour of a fund manager impacts the Net Asset Values...