An empirical analysis of Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall in CDS and Equity markets

In this study, I investigate the risk of holding credit default swaps (CDS) of 98 most liquid firms in CDX investment grade index compare the Value at Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) of a CDS position to the VaR and ES of holding the equity of respective firms over a sample period from Octobe...

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Main Author: Chen, Hsiao-Ling
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36964/