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In this paper we analyze the source and magnitude of marketing gains from selling structured debt securities at yields that reflect only their credit ratings, or specifically at yields on equivalently rated corporate bonds. We distinguish between credit ratings that are based on probabilities of...
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This paper explores the extent to which term structure of individual CDS spreads can be explained by the firm's rating. Using the Nelson-Siegel model, we construct, for each day, CDS curves from a cross-section of CDS spreads for each rating class. We find that individual CDS deviations from the...
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This paper proposes two new Credit Default Swap (CDS) endogenous systematic factors constructed from peer-CDS information. The factors capture slow-moving credit risk information, as well as fast-moving newly arrived market information embedded in the most recent CDS quotes. Using a sample of...
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Credit default swaps (CDSs) and deep out-of-the-money put (DOOMP) options can both be used as a credit protection instrument. However, partial market segmentation results in deviations between firm hazard rates implied by these contracts. These deviations are driven by a systematic...
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