UID:
almahu_9949697748702882
Format:
1 online resource (421 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
0-12-800490-8
Series Statement:
Academic Press advanced finance series
Content:
Understanding Credit Derivatives offers a comprehensive introduction to the credit derivatives market. Rather than presenting a highly technical exploration of the subject, it offers intuitive and rigorous summaries of the major subjects and the principal perspectives associated with them. The centerpiece is pricing and valuation issues, especially discussions of different valuation tools and their use in credit models. * Offers a broad overview of this growing field * Discusses all the main types of credit derivatives * Provides back-of-the-book summary of statistics and fixed-income mathematics.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Understanding Credit Derivatives and Related Instruments; Copyright; Dedication; Author's Disclaimer; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Part I: Credit Derivatives: Definition, Market, Uses; Chapter 1: Credit Derivatives: A Brief Overview; 1.1 What Are Credit Derivatives?; 1.2 Potential ``Gains from Trade''; 1.3 Types of Credit Derivatives; 1.3.1 Single-Name Instruments; 1.3.2 Multiname Instruments; 1.3.3 Credit-Linked Notes; 1.3.4 Sovereign vs. Other Reference Entities; 1.4 Valuation Principles; 1.4.1 Fundamental Factors; 1.4.2 Other Potential Risk Factors
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1.4.2.1 Legal Risk1.4.2.2 Model Risk; 1.4.3 Static Replication vs. Modeling; 1.4.4 A Note on Supply, Demand, and Market Frictions; 1.5 Counterparty Credit Risk (Again); Chapter 2: The Credit Derivatives Market; 2.1 Evolution and Size of the Market; 2.2 Market Activity and Size by Instrument Type; 2.2.1 Single- vs. Multiname Instruments; 2.2.2 Sovereign vs. Other Reference Entities; 2.2.3 Credit Quality of Reference Entities; 2.2.4 Maturities of Most Commonly Negotiated Contracts; 2.3 Main Market Participants; 2.3.1 Nondealer End Users; 2.3.2 Buyers and Sellers of Credit Protection
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2.4 Common Market Practices2.4.1 A First Look at Documentation Issues; 2.4.2 Collateralization and Netting; Chapter 3: Main Uses of Credit Derivatives; 3.1 Credit Risk Management by Banks; 3.2 Managing Bank Regulatory Capital; 3.2.1 A Brief Historic Digression: The 1988 Basel Accord; 3.2.2 Credit Derivatives and Regulatory Capital Management; 3.2.3 Beyond the 1988 Basel Accord; 3.3 Yield Enhancement, Portfolio Diversification; 3.3.1 Leveraging Credit Exposure, Unfunded Instruments; 3.3.2 Synthesizing Long Positions in Corporate Debt; 3.4 Shorting Corporate Bonds
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5.2 How Does It Work?5.3 Common Uses; 5.4 Valuation Considerations; 5.4.1 Valuing the Two Pieces of an Asset Swap; 5.4.2 Comparison to Par Floaters; Chapter 6: Credit Default Swaps; 6.1 How Does It Work?; 6.2 Common Uses; 6.2.1 Protection Buyers; 6.2.2 Protection Sellers; 6.2.3 Some Additional Examples; 6.2.3.1 Synthesizing a (relatively) riskless asset; 6.2.3.2 Adding highly rated assets to one's portfolio; 6.3 Valuation Considerations; 6.3.1 CDS vs. Cash Spreads in Practice; 6.3.2 A Closer Look at the CDS-Cash Basis; 6.3.3 When Cash Spreads Are Unavailable...
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6.4 Variations on the Basic Structure
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-800116-X
Language:
English
