An Accurate Solution for Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) and Wrong Way Risk

Xiao, Tim (2013): An Accurate Solution for Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) and Wrong Way Risk.

Abstract

This paper presents a new framework for credit value adjustment (CVA) that is a relatively new area of financial derivative modeling and trading. In contrast to previous studies, the model relies on the probability distribution of a default time/jump rather than the default time itself, as the default time is usually inaccessible. As such, the model can achieve a high order of accuracy with a relatively easy implementation. We find that the prices of risky contracts are normally determined via backward induction when their payoffs could be positive or negative. Moreover, the model can naturally capture wrong or right way risk.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: credit value adjustment (CVA), wrong way risk, right way risk, credit risk modeling, risky valuation, default time approach (DTA), default probability approach (DPA), collateralization, margin and netting.
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E44 - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy; G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G12 - Asset Pricing ; Trading Volume ; Bond Interest Rates; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G32 - Financing Policy ; Financial Risk and Risk Management ; Capital and Ownership Structure ; Value of Firms ; Goodwill; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G33 - Bankruptcy ; Liquidation

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