Hedging credit risk using equity derivatives

Equity and credit markets are often treated as independent markets. In this dissertation our objec- tive is to hedge a position in a credit default swap with either shares or share options. Structural models enable us to link credit risk to equity risk via the ¯rm's asset value. With an exten...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Teixeira, Paul
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/5001