The main goal of the thesis is a description of methods for measuring credit risk and a detailed analysis of its quantification by using the structural model CreditMetrics. This thesis is primarily dividend into three parts. The first chapter deals with the credit risk, its structure, specific charakteristics and its connection with the other financial risks. The second chapter examines the charakteristics and metodology of calculating credit risk by using structural model CreditMetrics. In the third chapter of this thesis is the model applied to a portfolio consisting of one, and then two bonds. There are assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the model in conclusion and this part also summarizes the results obtained.Cílem této bakalářsk...