Exploring mispricing in the term structure of CDS spreads
dc.contributor.author | Jarrow, R. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Li, H. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Ye, Xiaoxia | * |
dc.contributor.author | Hu, M. | * |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-01T14:43:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-05-01T14:43:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-02 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Jarrow R, Li H, Ye X et al (2018) Exploring mispricing in the term structure of CDS spreads. Review of Finance. 23(1): 161-198. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15730 | |
dc.description | Yes | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Based on a reduced-form model of credit risk, we explore mispricing in the CDS spreads of North American companies and its economic content. Specifically, we develop a trading strategy using the model to trade out of sample market-neutral portfolios across the term structure of CDS contracts. Our empirical results show that the trading strategy exhibits abnormally large returns, confirming the existence and persistence of a mispricing. The aggregate returns of the trading strategy are positively related to the square of market-wide credit and liquidity risks, indicating that the mispricing is more pronounced when the market is more volatile. When implemented on the Markit data, the strategy shows significant economic value even after controlling for realistic transaction costs. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfy014 | |
dc.rights | (c) The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Finance Association. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com | |
dc.subject | Credit default swaps | en_US |
dc.subject | Mispricing | en_US |
dc.subject | Statistical arbitrage | en_US |
dc.subject | Affine models | en_US |
dc.subject | Market-neutral strategy | en_US |
dc.subject | Hedge funds | en_US |
dc.title | Exploring mispricing in the term structure of CDS spreads | en_US |
dc.status.refereed | Yes | en_US |
dc.date.Accepted | 2018-03-14 | |
dc.date.application | 2018-05-08 | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.version | Accepted Manuscript | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-07-25T11:18:21Z |