Biases in CDS spreads after the CDS big bang

Xinjie Wang, Hongjun Yan, Zhaodong Zhong

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Abstract

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) credit default swap (CDS) standard model assumes a single flat hazard rate (default intensity) rather than a term structure of hazard rates. This assumption introduces biases into CDS spreads for empirical research after the CDS Big Bang. This article is the first to document the biases and provide a simple correction scheme. We quantify the biases using a large panel of CDS data for the period from April 2010 to October 2016. The correction is important for measures based on differences in CDS spreads, such as CDS-bond basis.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)71-80
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Fixed Income
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics

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