Essays about: "Credit Value Adjustment"
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1. ON THE CVA OF CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS: THE IMPLICATION OF DEPENDENCE USING A COPULA APPROACH
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study examines the nature and background to the Credit Value Adjustment(CVA), a concept that has gained focus due the it’s heightened importance for financial institutions subsequent to the 2008 financial crisis. CVA can be defined as the the price that should be added to the bilateral defaultable contract to adjust for the existing Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) so that the contract will have the same value as a corresponding risk-free contract. READ MORE
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2. Multi-factor approximation : An analysis and comparison ofMichael Pykhtin's paper “Multifactor adjustment”
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistikAbstract : The need to account for potential losses in rare events is of utmost importance for corporations operating in the financial sector. Common measurements for potential losses are Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall. These are measures of which the computation typically requires immense Monte Carlo simulations. READ MORE
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3. Modern Credit Value Adjustment
University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)Abstract : Counterparty risk calculations have gained importance after the latest financial crisis. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers showed that even large financial institutiones face a risk of default. Hence, it is important to measure the risk of default for all the contracts written between financial institutions. READ MORE
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4. Study and Case of Wrong-Way Risk : Explorative Search for Wrong-Way Risk
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)Abstract : Usage of financial measurements that address the default probability of counterparties have been market practice for some time. Quantifying counterparty credit risk is usually done through the credit value adjustment which adjusts the value from a risk-free value to a risky value. READ MORE
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5. X-Value Adjustments for Interest Rate Derivatives
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : In this report, we present the X-Value Adjustments and we introduce a simulation approach to compute these adjustments. We present the steps for the calculation of the Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) on interest rate derivatives as a practical example. READ MORE