Essays about: "Probabilities of Defaults"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Probabilities of Defaults.

  1. 1. Credit Where Credit's Due: An Empirical Study of Defaults in the Swedish Corporate Bond Market Between 2004 and 2023

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristoffer Östlin; Ludvig Sviberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Bonds; Yield Spread; Default; Swedish Bond Market; Logit Regression Model;

    Abstract : This paper studies the relationship between bond defaults and yield spread, and other bond and company variables observable at issuance using a comprehensive dataset of matured and defaulted bonds from non-financial Swedish firms, covering the period 2004-2023. We find that higher yield spreads are correlated with higher default probabilities, particularly in the high-yield (HY) bond segment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Predicting Bankruptcy with Machine Learning Models

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Thea Åkerblom; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the predictive power of different machine learning algorithms in Swedish firm defaults. Both firm-specific variables and macroeconomic variables are used to calculate the estimated probabilities of firm default. READ MORE

  4. 3. Optimal financial resources for Central Counterparties: Introducing default dependence of clearing members: a mixed binomial approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Leonardo Di Geronimo; [2019-07-02]
    Keywords : Central Counterparties; Risk Management; Merton Model; Mixed Binomial Model; Merton Mixed Binomial Model; Initial Margin; Default Fund;

    Abstract : Central counterparties (CCPs) are ˝nancial intermediaries consisting of clearing members trading ˝nancial derivatives between each other. In a ˝nancial network, CCPs become the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer. READ MORE

  5. 4. When there are not enough Baskets to put your Eggs in- A Study of a Sample Bank Bond Portfolio on the Swedish Interbank-market

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    Author : Elias Alvebro; Johan Moberg; [2018-07-09]
    Keywords : Correlation; Financial Institutions; Interbank-market; Probabilities of Defaults;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the Swedish interbank-market, with empirical material from a sample bank, by conducting a qualitative interview as well as modelling probabilities of defaults in the sample bank bond portfolio. From the interview, we seek whether there is a rationale for investing in other financial institutions while also examining the effects of investing in your own industry with the modelled probabilities of defaults. READ MORE

  6. 5. Central Counterparties. A Numerical Implementation of the Default Waterfall

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Karl Ejvegård; Christian Romaniello; [2016-09-21]
    Keywords : Risk Management; Central Counterparty; Risk; Stochastic Models; Monte Carlo Simulation; Mixed Binomial Models; Interest Rate Swap;

    Abstract : This thesis studies so called Central Counterparties (CCP), nancial institutions which consist of clearing members, such as large banks. CCPs have the role of centralizing, mutualizing and reducing counterparty risk, by acting as an intermediate in nancial transactions. READ MORE