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Valuation of systematic risk in the cross-section of credit default swap spreads

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  • Claußen, Arndt
  • Löhr, Sebastian
  • Rösch, Daniel
  • Scheule, Harald

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We analyze the pricing of systematic risk factors in credit default swap (CDS) contracts in a two-stage empirical framework. Firstly we estimate contract-specific sensitivities (betas) to several systematic risk factors by time-series regressions using quoted CDS spreads of 339 U.S. entities from January 2004 to December 2010. Secondly, we show that these contract-specific sensitivities are cross-sectionally priced in CDS spreads after controlling for individual risk factors. We find that the credit market climate, the Cross-market Correlation, and the market volatility explain CDS spread changes and that their corresponding sensitivities (betas) are particularly priced in the cross-section. Our basic risk factors explain about 83% (90%) of the CDS spreads prior to (during) the crisis.

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  • Claußen, Arndt & Löhr, Sebastian & Rösch, Daniel & Scheule, Harald, 2017. "Valuation of systematic risk in the cross-section of credit default swap spreads," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 183-195.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:quaeco:v:64:y:2017:i:c:p:183-195
    DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2016.06.007
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    Credit default swaps; Cross-section; Systematic risk;
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    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
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