We study the risk of holding credit default swaps (CDS) in the trading book. In particular, we compare the Value at Risk (VaR) of a CDS position to the VaR for investing in the respective firm's equity. Our sample consists of CDS – stock price pairs for 86 actively traded firms over the period from March 2003 to October 2006. We find that the VaR for a stock is usually far larger than the VaR for a position in the same firm's CDS. However, the distance between CDS VaR and equity VaR is markedly smaller for firms with high credit risk. The distance also declines for longer holding periods. We also observe a positive correlation between CDS and equity VaR. -- Kreditderivate wie Credit Default Swaps (CDS) haben in den letzten Jahren den Handel...
This paper analyzes the empirical relationship between credit default swap, bond and stock markets d...
We examine the e↵ect of introducing credit default swaps (CDSs) on firm value. Our model allows for ...
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) have been subject to criticism since the break out of the economic turmoi...
In order to analyze the pricing of portfolio credit risk – as revealed by tranche spreads of a popul...
This study empirically examine the impact of market conditions on credit spreads as motivated by rec...
Die vorliegende Arbeit, deren zentraler Untersuchungsgegenstand der Credit Default Swap (CDS) ist, u...
In this paper we study the pricing of credit risk as reflected in the market for credit default swap...
The European credit default swap (CDS) market has experienced noticeable changes and remarkably deve...
This thesis gives an introduction to BASEL II and hence a motivation for the use of credit derivativ...
As observed in the financial crisis, CDS spreads tend to increase simutaneously as a reaction to com...
Concerns have been raised, especially since the global financial crisis, about whether trading in cr...
This paper investigates the impact of a changing market environment on the pricing of CDS spreads wr...
In the article the economic nature and the functioning of CDS in terms of efficient redistribution o...
Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) sind Derivate, die es den Vertragsparteien erlaubt das Ausfallsrisiko ei...
Credit default swaps (CDS) have been growing in importance in the global financial markets. However,...
This paper analyzes the empirical relationship between credit default swap, bond and stock markets d...
We examine the e↵ect of introducing credit default swaps (CDSs) on firm value. Our model allows for ...
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) have been subject to criticism since the break out of the economic turmoi...
In order to analyze the pricing of portfolio credit risk – as revealed by tranche spreads of a popul...
This study empirically examine the impact of market conditions on credit spreads as motivated by rec...
Die vorliegende Arbeit, deren zentraler Untersuchungsgegenstand der Credit Default Swap (CDS) ist, u...
In this paper we study the pricing of credit risk as reflected in the market for credit default swap...
The European credit default swap (CDS) market has experienced noticeable changes and remarkably deve...
This thesis gives an introduction to BASEL II and hence a motivation for the use of credit derivativ...
As observed in the financial crisis, CDS spreads tend to increase simutaneously as a reaction to com...
Concerns have been raised, especially since the global financial crisis, about whether trading in cr...
This paper investigates the impact of a changing market environment on the pricing of CDS spreads wr...
In the article the economic nature and the functioning of CDS in terms of efficient redistribution o...
Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) sind Derivate, die es den Vertragsparteien erlaubt das Ausfallsrisiko ei...
Credit default swaps (CDS) have been growing in importance in the global financial markets. However,...
This paper analyzes the empirical relationship between credit default swap, bond and stock markets d...
We examine the e↵ect of introducing credit default swaps (CDSs) on firm value. Our model allows for ...
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) have been subject to criticism since the break out of the economic turmoi...