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Credit default swap auctions [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009 The rapid growth of the credit default swap (CDS) market and the increased number of defaults in recent years have led to major changes in the way CDS contracts are settled when default occurs. Auctions are increasingly the mechanism used to settle these
Helwege, Jean +3 more
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Credit Default Swaps and Systemic Risk
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Rama Cont, Andreea Minca
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Credit Default Swaps and Firm Cyclicality
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2023 AbstractWe find firm cyclicality decreases by 40% after the inception of credit default swap (CDS) trading. The effect stems from CDS firms’ less aggressive asset growth in good times and is stronger for firms facing a more severe empty creditor problem. Important identification issues are addressed.
Lars Nordén, Chao Yin, Lei Zhao
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Explaining Aggregate Credit Default Swap Spreads
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 We examine risk factors that explain daily changes in aggregate credit default swap (CDS) spreads before, during and after the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Based on the European iTraxx CDS index universe, we document time-variation in the significance of spread determinants.
Bastian Breitenfellner, Niklas Wagner
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Finance and Economics Discussion Series, 2005 Credit default swaps (CDS) are the most common type of credit derivative. This paper provides a brief history of the CDS market and discusses its main characteristics. After describing the basic mechanics of a CDS, I present a simple valuation framework that focuses on the relationship between conditions in the cash and CDS markets as well as an ...
Lei Meng, Owain AP Gwilym
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Credit Default Swaps around the World [PDF]
The Review of Financial Studies, 2020 Abstract We analyze the impact of the introduction of credit default swaps (CDSs) on real decision-making within the firm. Our structural model predicts that CDS introduction increases debt capacity more when uncertainty about the credit events that trigger CDS payment is lower.
Bartram, Söhnke M. +3 more
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MULTI-CURRENCY CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, 2019 Credit default swaps (CDS) on a reference entity may be traded in multiple currencies, in that, protection upon default may be offered either in the currency where the entity resides, or in a more liquid and global foreign currency. In this situation, currency fluctuations clearly introduce a source of risk on CDS spreads.
Brigo, D, Pede, N, Petrelli, A
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Are Credit Default Swaps Credit Default Insurances?
Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR), 2014 No, they are not. Although they exhibit similar cash flow patterns (economic perspective) this article argues that from a legal, accounting and regulatory perspective credit default swaps (CDS) are not considered to be an insurance contract. The protection buyer of a CDS is eligible to obtain the compensation without suffering any loss (and potentially
Christian Schmaltz, Periklis Thivaios
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Corporate Credit Default Swap Systematic Factors [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 AbstractWe examine a comprehensive set of systematic and firm‐specific determinants of the credit default swap (CDS), using a two‐step approach to explore the factor's effect on CDS spread changes. We show that systematic factors are important and account for the most changes in the CDS spreads (with average of 35%), while firm‐specific factors are ...
Ka Kei Chan, Ming‐Tsung Lin, Qinye Lu
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In [10] we presented a reduced form of risky bond pricing. At the default date a bond seller fail to continue fulfill his obligation and the price of the bond sharply drops down. If the face value of the defaulted bond for no-default scenarios is $1 then
Gikhman, Ilya
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