Essays about: "Sovereign Credit Default Swap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Sovereign Credit Default Swap.

  1. 1. ON THE CVA OF CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS: THE IMPLICATION OF DEPENDENCE USING A COPULA APPROACH

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sebastian Alm; Joel Fredriksson Pregmark; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Credit Value Adjustment; Counterparty Credit Risk; Wrong Way Risk; Credit Default Swap; Semi-Analytical Model; Interest Rate Swap;

    Abstract : 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

  2. 2. Investing in Emerging Markets: Environmental Performance and its Effect on Risk Profile

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Felicity Jaarnek; [2023]
    Keywords : CDS spread; sovereign debt; ESG; environment; emerging economies; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Debt has gained paramount importance for policy makers, stakeholders, and investors due to its far-reaching implications on economic stability, growth prospects, and financial resilience. Meanwhile, environmental conditions are increasing in importance when assessing credit risk. READ MORE

  3. 3. Evaluating Credit Default Swap spreads using the CreditGrades model - A study on European non-financial firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Melin; Stamatoula Pappa; [2015]
    Keywords : GARCH; trading strategies.; CreditGrades Model; credit default swap CDS ; credit risk; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In our paper, we analyse Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) for 67 European non-financial companies between December 2004 and December 2014, focusing on the five-year maturity corporate CDS spreads. The period of analysis is divided into three sub-periods; before the financial crisis, during the global financial crisis and the European sovereign debt crisis. READ MORE

  4. 4. Analysing Credit Default Swap Spreads of European Banks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jovita Latakaite; Mihaela Dor Neagu; [2014]
    Keywords : Credit Default Swaps; Credit Risk; European Banks; Structural Models of Credit Risk; Credit Ratings; Liquidity; Market Factors; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the determinants of the credit default swaps changes of 34 European banks between January 2004 and December 2013. The sample period is further divided into four sub-periods covering both calm and turbulent times (pre-crisis, acute phase and less acute phase of the financial crisis, and the most recent European sovereign debt crisis). READ MORE

  5. 5. Determinants of the Sovereign Credit Default Swap Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Felix Roelkens; [2013]
    Keywords : Sovereign Credit Default Swap; Trading Volume Determinants; Credit Ratings; Empirical Analysis; DTCC Trading Data;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the determinants of sovereign CDS market activity for a sample of 59 sovereigns during the period of 2008 to 2012. The results indicate that CDS market activity is linked to global and country-specific factors, namely investors' global risk perceptions,the global business climate, the global financial sector health, the volatility of the local business climate and the ability to pay back USD denominated debt. READ MORE