ARBITRAGE-FREE BILATERAL COUNTERPARTY RISK VALUATION UNDER COLLATERALIZATION AND APPLICATION TO CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
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Author(s)
Brigo, D
Capponi, A
Pallavicini, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We develop an arbitrage-free valuation framework for bilateral counterparty risk, where collateral is included with possible rehypothecation. We show that the adjustment is given by the sum of two option payoff terms, where each term depends on the netted exposure, i.e., the difference between the on-default exposure and the predefault collateral account. We then specialize our analysis to credit default swaps (CDS) as underlying portfolios, and construct a numerical scheme to evaluate the adjustment under a doubly stochastic default framework. In particular, we show that for CDS contracts a perfect collateralization cannot be achieved, even under continuous collateralization, if the reference entity’s and counterparty’s default times are dependent. The impact of rehypothecation, collateral margining frequency, and default correlation-induced contagion is illustrated with numerical examples.
Date Issued
2013-12-12
Date Acceptance
2012-06-01
Citation
Mathematical Finance, 2013, 24 (1), pp.1252146-1252146
ISSN
0960-1627
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
1252146
End Page
1252146
Journal / Book Title
Mathematical Finance
Volume
24
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Brigo, D., Capponi, A. and Pallavicini, A. (2014), ARBITRAGE-FREE BILATERAL COUNTERPARTY RISK VALUATION UNDER COLLATERALIZATION AND APPLICATION TO CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS. Mathematical Finance, 24: 125–146, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9965.2012.00520.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
Identifier
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9965.2012.00520.x/abstract
Publication Status
Accepted
Date Publish Online
2012-06-14