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Systematic and multifactor risk models revisited
Systematic and multifactor risk models are revisited via methods which were
already successfully developed in signal processing and in automatic control.
The results, which bypass the usual criticisms on those risk modeling, are
illustrated by several successful computer experiments.Comment: First Paris Financial Management Conference, Paris : France (2013
Pricing tranched credit products with generalized multifactor models
The market for tranched credit products (CDOs, Itraxx tranches) is one of the fastest growing
segments in the credit derivatives industry. However, some assumptions underlying the standard
Gaussian onefactor
pricing model (homogeneity, single factor, Normality), which is the pricing
standard widely used in the industry, are probably too restrictive. In this paper we generalize the
standard model by means of a two by two model (two factors and two asset classes). We assume
two driving factors (business cycle and industry) with independent tStudent
distributions,
respectively, and we allow the model to distinguish among portfolio assets classes. In order to
illustrate the estimation of the parameters of the model, an empirical application with Moody's
data is also included
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