Credit Risk Pricing Models

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Introduction

   • Bernd Schmid

   Pages 1-11

3. Modeling Credit Risk Factors

   • Bernd Schmid

   Pages 13-97

4. Pricing Corporate and Sovereign Bonds

   • Bernd Schmid

   Pages 99-123

5. Correlated Defaults

   • Bernd Schmid

   Pages 125-136

6. Credit Derivatives

   • Bernd Schmid

   Pages 137-178

7. A Three-Factor Defaultable Term Structure Model

   • Bernd Schmid

   Pages 179-325

8. Back Matter

   Pages 327-383

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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 . . . . . .

• Credit Derivatives
• bond portfolio optimisation
• collateralised debt obligations
• credit risk models
• defaultable financial instruments
• modeling
• optimization
• quantitative finance

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  Bernd Schmid

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