Credit Risk Pricing Models: Theory and Practice (Springer Finance) - Hardcover

Schmid, Bernd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 354040466X ISBN 13: 9783540404668

Publisher: Springer, 2004

Synopsis

This new edition is a greatly extended and updated version of my earlier monograph "Pricing Credit Linked Financial Instruments" (Schmid 2002). Whereas the first edition concentrated on the re­ search which I had done in the context of my PhD thesis, this second edition covers all important credit risk models and gives a general overview of the subject. I put a lot of effort in explaining credit risk factors and show the latest results in default probability and recovery rate modeling. There is a special emphasis on correlation issues as well. The broad range of financial instruments I consider covers not only defaultable bonds, defaultable swaps and single counterparty credit derivatives but is further extended by multi counterparty in­ struments like index swaps, basket default swaps and collateralized debt obligations. I am grateful to Springer-Verlag for the great support in the realiza­ tion of this project and want to thank the readers of the first edition for their overwhelming feedback. Last but not least I want to thank Uli Göser for ongoing patience, en­ couragement, and support, my family and especially my sister Wendy for being there at all times. BemdSchmid Stuttgart, November 2003 Cpntents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 1 Motivation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 2 Objectives, Structure, and S:ummary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. Modeling Credit Risk Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . 2. 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2. 2 Definition and Elements of Credit Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 . . . . 2. 3 Modeling Transition and Default Probabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . 2. 3. 1 The Historical Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . .

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Synopsis

The markets dealing with financial products related to credit risk have been booming over the last years. This has encouraged practitioners and academics at the same time to consider and develop sophisticated models for credit risk pricing. This book gives a deep insight into the latest basic and advanced credit risk modelling techniques covering not only the standard structural, reduced form and hybrid approaches but also showing how these methods can be applied to practice. Therefore, questions like the choice of an appropriate model, suitable parameter estimation and calibration techniques as well as back-testing issues are addressed. The book covers a broad range of financial instruments such as all kinds of defaultable fixed and floating rate debt, credit derivatives and collateralised debt obligations. In addition, there is a special emphasis on the discussion of data issues like the estimation of consistent transition matrices or the modelling of recovery rates. A lot of market data and latest credit market information completes the book. This volume will be a valuable source for the financial community involved in pricing credit linked financial instruments.

In addition, the book can be used by students and academics to get a comprehensive overview of the most important credit risk modelling issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354040466X
• ISBN 13: 9783540404668
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 394