Schmid, Bernd; Zagst, Rudi; Antes, Stefan; El … - In: Journal of Financial Transformation 26 (2009), pp. 60-68
We show how to price credit default options and swaps based on a four-factor defaultable term-structure model. One of the key factors is a macroeconomic factor that takes into account the impact of the general economy on the quality of firms. We derive the pricing functions and show how to...