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Issuers’ credit risk and pricing of warrants in the recent financial crisis

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  • Andrea Schertler
  • Saskia Stoerch

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether factor sensitivities of margins of bank-issued warrants depend on issuers’ credit risk during the period of economic turmoil between January 2008 and June 2010. Design/methodology/approach - – Therefore, first, Fama–MacBeth estimations were applied and it was demonstrate that the sensitivities of margins in terms of time to maturity and moneyness vary substantially over time; the average outcomes are similar to the results of classical pooled estimations. Findings - – Then, time-series tests were used and it was found that the steepness of the issuers’ credit default swap (CDS) spread curves correlates negatively with the time-to-maturity sensitivities as well as with the explanatory power of Fama–MacBeth estimations. Research limitations/implications - – These findings indicate that the life-cycle hypothesis is weakened when the issuers’ CDS spread curves become steeper. Originality/value - – Thus, this study offers a new approach to gain insights into the role of issuers’ credit risk on price setting behavior.

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  • Andrea Schertler & Saskia Stoerch, 2015. "Issuers’ credit risk and pricing of warrants in the recent financial crisis," Journal of Risk Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 16(4), pages 444-462, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jrfpps:jrf-12-2014-0174
    DOI: 10.1108/JRF-12-2014-0174
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