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    Aerican Econoic Review 2009, 99:3, 628666tt://www.aeaweb.org/articles.?oi=10.1257/aer.99.3.628

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    Economic Catastrophe Bonds

    By Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford*

    Te central insigt o asset ricing is tat a secritys vale eens bot onits istribtion o ayos across econoic states an on state rices. In fxeincoe arkets, any investors ocs exclsively on estiates o execte

    ayos, sc as creit ratings, witot consiering te state o te econoyin wic ealt occrs. Sc investors are likely to be attracte to secri-ties wose ayos reseble econoic catastroe bonsbons tat ealtonly ner severe econoic conitions. We sow tat any strctre fnance

    instrents can be caracterize as econoic catastroe bons, bt oer arless coensation tan alternatives wit coarable ayo rofles. (JEL G11,G12)

    * C: H B S, S F R, B, MA 02459 (-: j@.); J:B C F, P Uy, 26 P A, P, NJ 08540 (-: jj@-.); S: H B S, S F R, B, MA 02459 (-: @..)W J C, M C, J C, P C-D, F L, B M,A P, C S, Jy S , B C, B Uy, G S Uy, H M Cy, H Uy,O S Uy, P Uy, MIT, NYU, Uy C, Uy Py, VT, Y Uy, 2007 NBER A P S I, 2007 UNC/D A P C, 2008 U W F C, 15 M L Sy F M, 2008W F A C. W y C .

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    , w -

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    y , w y

    y y w (CDX). T . W w

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    y . Sy,

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    y - . W w -

    AAA- CDX y y

    . T y y

    , y, y y

    US . I , y -

    w y -y 60

    . O 2004 2007, CDX y

    qy , w , y

    y .

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    I. The Impact o Pooling and Tranching on Asset Prices

    S w . I , -

    (, , w, .) oole . I

    , w , trance, - . T y w

    , , w w ( ) y y . I ,

    .

    T y w

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    , y j .

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    , w y w . T y

    y y (Ew J. E .2001; J D 2005; J H, M P, A W 2005).

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    . W w

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    w .

    A. Te Econoic Setting

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    y , , s, -

    y. I w w, w s y

    y , (-) (). I y Aw (1964) D (1959) w y -y.

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    y y , y

    econoic assets, y y y .1 T

    , w y, , w y , w y,d(s), y z. T y y w

    , s. I , w

    1 Ey, w w qy S, , E F. F K R. F (1993).

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    s, y (d(s)/s < 0).Fy, w y s y (s).

    I , y

    qy y - . T (..,

    My, S&P, F) - .2 T y w

    . Cqy, y w yy

    y y

    .

    B. Caracterizing Trance prices

    T w - y

    , w y w

    $1, N qy w y . T , , y y

    1 X, z w. T X , y w

    y.3 I -

    z y z y .

    I y z

    , s, y

    w , w d(s) N. I , y q -

    y , w w y w ,Nd(s), ,Nd(s)(1 d(s)).

    4 T

    w N ,

    w y . T

    w , w y

    qy . U

    , - y ,dX(s), y

    y y ,X,

    (1) dX(s) = 1

    Q__N

    (X d(s))_______________

    _____________d(s)(1 d(s)) R ,w () . F 1 - y, y 1 d

    X(s), w X - y y w y w

    2 I , y z, y .

    3 I -w , w w , y w (X) (Y) , y X, z Y, y y w X Y.

    4 T y w , s, y w d(s) d(s)(1-d(s))/N. A yw , w y wN.

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    w y. Hw, N, y w

    y, .

    T y

    (2) dX=

    s

    dX(s) (s)s.

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    s

    d1(X), N. T

    y y,d

    X, w

    y w ,

    w . Iy,

    z y X

    w y y w, ,

    N y ,d

    X.

    M q w z ,Ny , w

    y *, .., w .

    Recession Boom

    0.0

    0.1

    0.2

    0.3

    0.4

    0.5

    0.6

    0.7

    0.8

    0.9

    1.0

    N (small)

    N (medium)

    N (large)

    Economic state (s)

    Tranche

    payoff

    Figure 1. The Effect of Collateral Pool Diversification on the State-Contingent Payoffs

    of a CDO Tranche

    Notes: T y - y CDO y y , X, y z w ( ). T y N , wN 10, 100, 1,000.

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    U - Aw (1964) D (1959), w s y q(s) Aw-D s y y - y y

    . F , - y y

    (3) B= s

    (1 d(s)) q(s)s.A , , y

    q . I , w

    X(*,N) w ,d

    X q

    *, w y N, w y

    (4) BX(*,N) =

    s

    Q__N (X(*,N) d(s))_____________________________d(s) (1 d(s)) Rq(s)s.By y , -

    y q - -

    y,d

    X(*,N)(s); . By y

    ,X, q , y N, w

    y *. T yX(*,N).

    W w q w y.

    PROPOSITION 1:holing te nconitional ealt robability constant at *, te vale o a

    igital trance, BX(*, N), eclines as te nber o secrities in te nerlying bon ortolio,

    N, increases.

    PROOF:

    S A A.

    T y P 1 N, w

    , y w y () ww y (). Cqy, , - q y . I

    y , -

    , .

    C. Ceaest to Sly

    I ,

    , y, y,*. I

    , w w -

    , w w w y - , w y . U -

    w, w w w

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    y 1 *, w w (.., y ),5 w w . W y

    ceaest to sly.

    PROPOSITION 2: Te ceaest secrity to sly wit an nconitional execte ayoo1 * ays zero on a set wit easre * containing te worst econoic states, an oneelsewere.

    PROOF:

    S A A.

    F , w w , s, y z

    , y w -

    , w *- - . Ay, y z

    * z, w.A F 1 , y y -

    N . T , -

    , - y y ,

    1 d(s). I , w - X y z - w s, wd(s) =X. T, w *, y y

    y y w y *.

    PROPOSITION 3: For any esire robability o ealt *, te ceaest asset to sly wit

    tat robability o ealt can be constrcte by issing a trance wit a loss attacent ointo X(*,) against an asytotically iversife collateral ool (N). I te clativeistribtion o econoic states is given by (s), te attacent oint o te liiting trance isgiven by, d(

    1(*)).

    PROOF:

    S A A.

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    ,

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    , , y

    . I w y

    5 Y , , z y y y y y y - w .

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    y y y y

    , w y .

    II. Pricing CDO Tranches

    O wy z ,

    CDO. A CDO w z

    y . I y CDO, y y ( CDO) w (y CDO), w .6 T

    , w, - y

    w. Cqy, w w, w -

    CDO, qy w w y CDO, w

    j y.

    T - y y

    -w CDO . T q () y , () y z

    6 A w (CDS) y , y .

    Recession Boom

    0.0

    0.2

    0.4

    0.6

    0.8

    1.0

    Economic state (s)

    Payoff

    Bond portfolioCheapest to supply

    Figure 2. State-Contingent Payoffs of a Bond Portfolio and a CDO Tranche with the Same Expected Loss

    Note: T y - y CDO ( ) - CDO y .

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    . I S (1964) L (1965) CAPM, w z y z qy . T

    w y

    q B Lz (1978).

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    y , CDO y y y

    , y y

    y y . I z -

    y, w y - y,

    d(s), - y , w w y z. T , w y M (1974) y - .7 Sy, w y

    CAPM-y , w w -

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    y .8

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    , w -

    . T - (O V1987, 1991; P S 2000; H, P, W 2006), w - -

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    . By - , w w j. F,

    w w y w- , w

    y y y

    (G, -, ).10 A, , w y , w y $1 .

    A.Integrating mertons Creit moel wit te CApm

    I M (1974) ,

    ,Ai,T, w , di.11 Fy, y y y CDO, w w w

    w N, w . I

    , w y

    7 S Y H E, J Hw, J-Z H (2004), , y .

    8 C Z (2001) y .

    9 T V , w y , G , q CDO , w ilie correlation.

    10 S z , - .

    11 F B J C. C (1976) , w .

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    w y N (oogenos ortolio asstion). Cqy, z y-

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    . Sy, w y -

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    , w y, -G

    . Oy conitional z w

    G (.., Zi, y ). M, w ww , w , -

    , y y, T. I w y , y, T t, () y

    (5) Ai,T Ai,t = Qr+a a2

    ___

    2 R + a_ Z+ _ Zi,,

    (6) mT mt = Qr + 2

    ___

    2 R + _ Z,

    w r , a , a CAPM , y y, y, qy -

    , y. Fy, y, a, y, _________a22 + 2, CAPM a a2/2 = a( 2/2).S w y z

    , w w y w w

    A i,T. I w y, ,

    , mT, t ,mt ((r )), w , A i,T, y q ,

    y

    (7) A i,T( ) = (Ai,t) (r + a + _

    Zi,).

    T, y i z ,

    w y y A i,T( )

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    U , w y ( = 0), econoic assets CAPM ( > 0). Cqy, y y (i

    d()/< 0).12

    T , - y, w

    y y y . I M (1974) - , y y y , A i,T. Hw, w w w y y

    y y . Cqy,

    , , y (Hy L 1994). F, , Mj C, D, P M (2008) y y q 50 .13 W

    y , - y qy w N

    y y

    (10) p( )= 1__Ni=1

    N

    Q1 (1 1A i,T( ) d) + (1 )

    A i,T()_____________d 1A i,T( ) dR ,w 1A i,T( ) d

    z

    i , z w.

    T , w - y -

    qy . S w

    , y w --

    y . W i ,

    w - y

    (11) Et[p( )]= 1 Q1 (1 )Et[AT( )| AT( )

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    Fy, y , w y Aw-D -

    q - y. S w -

    z , y qy

    . I , B Lz (1978) w

    E y w y . By

    y , q( ), z , w () y , V:

    (13) V=

    Et[p( )]q( ) .

    S y , - y-

    z y , p( ). F , w w X Y. T y q z y 1 Y; y 1 X; j y w z y w 1 Y 1 X. T y y y w 1/(Y X) y 1 X, 1/(YX) 1 Y:

    (14) p[X,Y]( )= 1 1_____

    YXQ A(1 X) p( ), 0B A(1 Y) p( ), 0BR .

    Cy, , V[X,Y],

    wy y , y -

    y , (13). Hw, , - y yy

    y p( ) y y , (14).Cqy, y y

    . I , -

    y w , y y

    y y .

    III. Data Description

    O y w . T y

    CDO w w DJ CDX N A I G I. T

    , w F L A Rj (2008), qy w 125 q -y w (CDS) US w .15 A CDS y ,

    w w w y. T

    y y , w ,

    ,

    15 D D K J. S (2003) CDS CDO. Ay y D N G (2001), .

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    y . T

    CDX -

    qy w y . I w

    CDS, w w j y y

    . W y y , CDX w y q

    y CDS .

    O S 2004 S 2007 y

    CDX w 03, 37, 710, 1015, 1530 CDX .16 T CDX

    w y y CDX,

    . F , $1 710

    y $1 CDX 7 ; $0

    CDX 10 ; y y j CDX w

    7 10 . A w CDS, q

    y w y y. 17 I

    , y y y . Cqy,

    , y y .

    I , CDX y M S

    q . I ,

    w CDX, y ,

    . S jy y -- , w

    S 3 S 8 CDX NA IG -

    -- -y , L Rj (2008). F , w CDX y

    AA, A, BBB, BB, B- . T q -y CDS y .

    Fy, y q ---y

    . T CDX y, w

    q y y. Uy, ,

    w y y z . I w

    y y -- q -y S&P 500 C.

    T q 13 w z y 0.70

    (30 ---y) 1.30 (30 --y) 5 ,w y - y.18

    16 A , J 2007, w S2006. B A 2007, w y . T y w w S 2007 . T w ://w..//5725..

    17 Fy, q 03 q - y y , 500. I 03 , w - y q .

    18 A oneyness K/Ft,, w K Ft, -y (= 5) S&P 500 .

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    A. Sary Statistics

    T 1 y CDX w

    y. P A

    . A ,

    qy . T CDX y

    BBB , w CDS

    CDX BBB, y A K By M (2004).P B wy P C

    . C - y y w , y y -

    .19 T w - y

    CDX w .

    IV. Calibrating the Bond Pricing Model

    A CDX y -

    y y y. I

    y , q CDX

    19 J P K J. S (2006) w w y.

    Table 1Summary Statistics for US Credit Market (9/20049/2007)

    5y AA BBB CDX [03] [37] [710] [1015] [1530]

    panel A. Tie series eans an stanar eviations o aily seriesM 18.20% 15.60 47.90 45.90 34.00% 138.00 39.10 18.20 8.60

    S 1.40% 5.00 7.10 10.10 8.50% 61.40 25.10 11.00 5.30

    panel B. Correlations between weekly series

    5y 1.00AA 0.59 1.00BBB 0.61 0.77 1.00CDX 0.20 0.50 0.51 1.00

    [03] 0.19 0.47 0.49 0.93 1.00[37] 0.03 0.26 0.32 0.80 0.66 1.00[710] 0.18 0.18 0.23 0.70 0.55 0.95 1.00[1015] 0.00 0.33 0.37 0.87 0.73 0.97 0.94 1.00[1530] 0.17 0.47 0.49 0.95 0.86 0.81 0.73 0.89 1.00

    panel C. Correlations between canges in weekly series

    5y 1.00AA 0.22 1.00BBB 0.13 0.67 1.00CDX 0.45 0.28 0.37 1.00

    [03] 0.38 0.14 0.25 0.69 1.00[37] 0.37 0.10 0.16 0.67 0.87 1.00[710] 0.32 0.18 0.21 0.69 0.77 0.91 1.00[1015] 0.37 0.23 0.27 0.76 0.76 0.88 0.94 1.00[1530] 0.37 0.26 0.26 0.75 0.73 0.77 0.79 0.86 1.00

    Notes: T y . R -y w y w . T CDX Dw J CDX N A I G -y w. S CDX y w,X, , Y, , [XY]. A , [03] , (1 = 0.01 ). F-y --y

    y S&P 500 5y .

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    y y

    y ( ) y q y ( ). Cqy, w CDX , w

    , w w q . T ,w, y y w w y

    y CDX, V, w S II.

    I y y y w

    CDX, w - . I , w

    S II - y y

    , (11), w w -y , (13). I w, w j y y , Aw-D

    y . T q

    w y .

    T y , w y y y CDX , .., y N-

    . Cqy, ,

    d/At, y y, , , a , w y , w z

    . O y, w , w q

    w : () - CDX y ; () - qy q

    __

    ; , () - w qy q __

    .A , w y ,

    CDX -j , y qy . I, L, Sjy M, E N

    (2005) y , w, w

    qy y .

    T w - y -

    z y (d/At,,a) - . I y y ,

    w y CDX y w

    , CDX . T y

    , w y . F, w

    w y y. S, w w y . T, w w

    w R2 CDX y

    q, y y

    . T - y

    CDX . W w w

    , w

    .

    A.Extracting State prices

    I - y S

    II, w z - ,

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    q( ). A , w y y () y, w ,mt+, - t,

    (15) = mt+____

    Ft,=

    mt+_______________(m

    t)

    ((r

    )

    )

    .

    T w Aw-D

    . I , B Lz (1978) w E w - y K,C(K,) Aw-D y q w . Cqy,

    (16) q( )=2C(K,)_______

    K2 |K=xFt,,

    wx = ( ) y . T Aw-D y w y w - .

    A w w , w, y , w

    ---y w y

    - . T , w B

    Lz (1978) y . Sy, w , C(K,), B-S w y , CBS(K,(K,),), w

    (17) q( )=2CBS_____K2 + ___K Q2 Q2CBS_____KR+2CBS_____2 Q___KRR+ 2___K2 CBS____ |K=x Ft,.

    F y w- y , (K,), Aw-D . C

    w , y ,

    w - . W

    y w w y w -

    y .

    S y w- y Aw-D

    , y w -y . O , w y

    w y 0.7 1.3, w

    y . Ty

    y (J R RF. E 2001) (R B N Pz 2004).20 I, w , w y z y ,

    w y , ,

    20 Y A-S Aw W. L(1998

    ) ,

    - y, q y qy. F w - y , JC. Jw (1999) B B R H (2003).

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    w ( A B ). O y

    (18) (x,)=a+b (c x) (a>b> 0),

    wx y . T

    y , w Aw-D ,

    13 E w w , z q () . T w -

    , w y ,

    Aw-D (17 ) . T y y w ,

    y q 0.29 .

    F 3 y -y y

    CDX . T -y --y y 20 10 y y . A y z,

    y y 30 . T y

    0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.00

    0.001

    0.002

    0.003

    0.004

    0.005

    Moneyness

    Stateprice[$]

    Five-year optionimplied state prices

    Series 4

    Series 6

    Series 8

    0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0

    10

    20

    30

    Moneyness

    Impliedvo

    latility[%]

    Fitted five-year optionimplied volatility function

    Series 4

    Series 6

    Series 8

    Figure 3. Calibrated Five-Year Implied Volatility Functions and State Prices as of

    Selected CDX Initiation Dates

    Notes: T w y y -yS&P 500 . T y . T y 13 w z y -y S&P 500 (y), 0.7 1.3, 0.05 . T y - q B Lz (1978), j y w.

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    w y 0 0.5,

    .

    T y Aw-D z ,

    w w , y. T y

    y y - w , w w q

    CDX . T y, w

    y y q -

    y w w . T y

    y w w y 0 0.7

    y 0.7. T y w

    w ,21 w -

    --y . W

    y

    y .

    B.Ilying te Conitional payo

    Eq (13) w y y CDX y y - y y , -

    , . By - qy

    , w y y CDX y

    w . T w y C,

    D, M (2008), w w w - .

    G y , CDX , y, w -

    (d/At,a,) CDX y. T q , w w . I

    , w q qy w

    . W w qy ,__

    , - CDX 2003 2007 0.2 qy ,

    __

    , .T CDX - y

    US .

    O y y , (11), M y , w yy. O y-

    y y , w w - q . T , w w

    y . Sy, w y

    M y - y ,__

    R , 40

    :22

    (19) Et[p()]= 1 (1 __

    R)d( ).

    21 T y q 3.20 .

    22 T CDS- w 40 y , w wA (2006). W qy w 50 y .

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    W , y CDX 0.40

    z, w w M y , CDX y

    z . A , , , ww- -

    y y .

    W y , (d/At,a,), - w y w y

    . T y

    y y . Sy

    T 2. A -

    , y , .

    T y

    y ---y

    CDX . M, , q .

    C.Evalating te Bon pricing moel

    S ,

    CDX y . T,

    y y z ,

    w y -

    Aw-D . I y y-

    , y - y CDX . Cqy, yz j

    y CDX, w

    Table 2CDX Calibration Results (9/20049/2007)

    M 5-y MD-- Iy y

    M A y y

    M y (1) 0.7359 0.3435 0.2688 0.0410 0.4103(0.0196) (0.0249) (0.0140) (0.0029) (0.0042)

    S- 0.7317 0.3494 0.2672 0.0423 0.4000

    y (2) (0.0186) (0.0236) (0.0136) (0.0032) (0.0000)

    M y w 0.7150 0.3725 0.2612 0.0417 0.4110 y (3)

    (0.0197) (0.0251) (0.0139) (0.0030) (0.0043)

    S- y 0.7133 0.3750 0.2605 0.0423 0.4000w y (4)

    (0.0187) (0.0237) (0.0135) (0.0032) (0.0000)

    Notes: T y y , - y ,

    CDX y. T CDX Dw J CDX N A I G -y w. A y y . M 1 3 M (1974) y . M 2 4 - y 40 . M 3 4 y y q y y -y . T (a), -- (d/A), y y (). T - -y y y . T wy .

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    wy CDX y , w

    y .

    T 3 . W

    t t+ 1 w y t+ 1, t, y t. T y -

    y w R2 . I -

    (M 1), t- 8.70 R2 0.34.W w - ,

    S&P 500 , -y --y y, -y -

    y w. T y CDX

    , y w . T

    y w, w y .

    T ,

    y y CDX. A,

    y y

    y CDX ,

    y qy . Fy, y w

    y CDS (P C-D, R S. G, J. S M 2001; Bj Z, H Z, H Z ).

    Table 3Regressions Explaining the Time Series of Changes in CDX Yield Spreads (9/20049/2007)

    I E[y1] E[y2] E[y3] E[y4] r S&P 5y Sw R2[N]

    0.0000 0.0687 0.0096 0.0188 0.0089 0.4138(1.47) (3.16) (5.16) (3.50) (3.00) [146]

    0.0000 0.3787 0.3402(0.78) (8.70) [146]

    0.0000 0.6100 0.0088 0.0022 0.0152 0.0169 0.4423(1.37) (2.87) (0.30) (0.49) (1.17) (4.21) [146]

    0.0000 0.4050 0.3497

    (0.85) (8.89) [146]

    0.0000 0.7217 0.0002 0.0043 0.0179 0.0172 0.4461(1.37) (3.04) (0.01) (0.87) (1.36) (4.33) [146]

    0.0000 0.4002 0.3400

    (0.96) (8.70) [146]

    0.0000 0.5609 0.0107 0.0021 0.0055 0.0165 0.4336(1.45) (2.44) (0.33) (0.41) (0.49) (3.86) [146]

    0.0000 0.4200 0.3479(1.01) (8.85) [146]

    0.0000 0.6381 0.0046 0.0036 0.0071 0.0166 0.4360(1.45) (2.56) (0.14) (0.66) (0.62) (3.97) [146]

    Notes: T wy CDX . T CDX Dw J CDX NA I G -y w. T CDX ,E[yi], w y t+ 1, t, y t, . A y y. M 1 3 M (1974) y . M 2 4 - y 40 . M 3 4 y y q y y -y . T -yw r . S&P S&P 500 . F-y --y y

    S&P 500 5y . Sw w y -y30 ---y y -y --y . Wy y . T jR-q R2, t- , q .

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    T M (1974) w , CAPM, - y . T y-

    y z , w w . I w, w

    w qy . T

    y w w y, -

    w y . W w q w

    w .

    T w . H

    ( , , y y) - CDX, w - y CDX (10).23S (.., ) y y CDX(.., y y), y y y y . I , y y CDX y. Fy, , y -

    y y Aw-D .

    T - y w. F, w y

    y (.., z ), 0 10 0.005. S, y , , w

    q (10) CDX (N= 125), w . T y. W

    10,000 - y , w

    y - .24

    T - y CDX 710 , - , y

    F 4.

    T 4 y w

    y CDX . I , , w

    w wy y

    y. T -, qy, (03) , y .25

    O y

    qy . A , y y

    710 1015 . T 710 y

    y . F 1015 . F 5

    . A ,

    23 M w y - q - . I , w w 60 (1-y ) 25 -, A (2006).

    24 A y y execte- CDX y, , -CDX y. A J y y , y y .

    25 T - 03 q CDX , w . T 03 T 4 y y .

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    qy . O , wy

    w y . T

    y , y

    y .

    T Aw-D . I -, w

    z . T

    y . A y -

    y - y w -

    y--

    (.., w y w w ) w y . T w y . F, y w

    . S, y w

    , .T w

    . W wy ,

    Figure 4. Simulated State-Contingent Payoffs for the CDX and the 7 percent10 percent CDX Tranche

    Notes: T y CDX 7 10 CDX y , w M (1974) y . T - y () (). T y y w y -, w w 0.4 0.25.

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    0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30.0

    0.2

    0.4

    0.6

    0.8

    1.0

    Moneyness

    Bondportfolio

    (CDX)payoff

    Merton recovery

    0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30.0

    0.2

    0.4

    0.6

    0.8

    1.0

    Moneyness

    Bondportfolio

    (CDX)payoff

    State-independent recovery

    0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30.0

    0.2

    0.4

    0.6

    0.8

    1.0

    Moneyness

    7%10%t

    ranche

    payoff

    Merton recovery

    0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30.0

    0.2

    0.4

    0.6

    0.8

    1.0

    Moneyness

    7%10%t

    ranche

    payoff

    State-independent recovery

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    w y y execteCDX

    y. F , w

    w X, Y, w (11) q 1 X, y , . Cy, y- y ---y (.., ). T -- y (.., ), w CDX y q 1 Y.

    T 5 -- .

    T - y

    .26 A, y y -

    qy CDO . M, w wy

    q . T ,

    CDX

    26 I y w y q.

    Table 4 Comparison of Actual and Model Tranche Spreads (9/20049/2007)

    C C T M M

    () [] [] () ()

    merton recovery30100 1 NA NA NA1530 28 9 0.94 0.681015 87 18 0.85 0.66710 150 39 0.67 0.5837 267 138 0.80 0.5803 914 1,508 0.92 0.75

    State-ineenent recovery30100 1 NA NA NA1530 25 9 0.95 0.701015 85 18 0.85 0.67710 150 39 0.67 0.5737 273 138 0.80 0.5803 953 1,517 0.93 0.75

    merton recovery wit constraine ilie volatility nction30100

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    w y , w w

    .

    VI. Discussion

    O w CDO

    - ,

    w . T y y

    y y

    4 5 6 7 80

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    CDX

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 8500

    1,000

    1,500

    2,000

    2,500

    3,000

    3,500

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    0%3% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    200

    400

    600

    800

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    3%7% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    100

    200

    300

    400

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    7%10% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    10%15% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    15%30% Tranche

    Model Actual

    Figure 5. Time Series Comparison of Model and Actual Tranche Spreads (9/20049/2007)

    Notes: O y, CDX , y y - CDX y y- . Dy y - y - . T CDX Dw J CDX N A I G -y w.T y w .

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    - , y . I

    , CDO w , w

    y .T y y j y (F

    1970). T, CDX , w

    .

    A.moel Robstness

    T y y : () ; ()

    ; () CDX y y y . T w .

    Table 5Comparison of Actual and Put Spread Approximated Tranche Spreads (9/20049/2007)

    T()

    M

    []

    M

    []

    C ()

    C ()

    merton recovery30100 2 NA NA NA1530 29 9 0.59 0.201015 82 18 0.45 0.19710 139 39 0.30 0.1237 263 138 0.42 0.0903 837 1,508 0.55 0.34

    State-ineenent recovery30100 1 NA NA NA1530 26 9 0.59 0.201015 80 18 0.45 0.19710 139 39 0.30 0.1237 269 138 0.42 0.09

    03 872 1,517 0.54 0.35

    merton recovery wit constraine ilie volatility nction30100

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    Single-Factor.A w w

    w y q w - -

    . T , y y 10

    qy , w

    - -w. T y w y

    w y y . O ,

    wy y -

    . F , (.., ) w y , - y y

    q, - .

    F 6 y y

    w w -y -

    . T w ( = 0.60) w w 1987. T , ,

    w . T - , w -y

    y - w

    . L w

    . O, -w

    - qy -

    w US 19 y.

    Ilie Volatility Extraolation.T y -

    -y --

    . I , y y 0.7 1.3. My y w y

    w w 0.7. T, y

    -y y y w 0.7, y

    OTC y w , w -

    - S&P 500 (SPX). Sy, w y SPX

    . T w y y wy

    w y w 0.7, w 0.4. T -

    y w y -y -

    y. M y, -

    y w y w 1.0. I, , w w y 1.0 - w y ww

    y y.

    W , y w

    w y 0.7 y w

    y y 0.7. A S IV, y -

    wy. A, y, , w

    y (x,)=a+b (cx), wx y. B y y

    y ---y , .

    I , 2007 y w y ---y y w CDX

    , .

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    hoogeneity.A y

    125 CDX y y . F,

    w CDX w R2 w , y

    w .

    S, w - , y

    y w-y -

    . T -,

    qy zz , -

    zz . O , y

    - w , y , . A, CDX

    w , y y -

    7 . A , w w-y

    y w wy. Ry,

    0.0

    1.0

    2.0

    3.0

    4.0

    5.0

    6.0

    1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

    Downgraderate(percent)

    40

    30

    20

    10

    0

    10

    20

    30

    40

    50

    Laggedone-yearmarketreturn(percen

    t)

    Downgrade rate Lagged return

    Figure 6. US Bond Downgrade Rate and Lagged Market Returns (12/19874/2007)

    Notes: Dw y- US w S&P- w . T -y S&P500 12 . U , w:

    P (Dw i,t= 1)= (X)/(1 + (X)), wX=b0+b1R,t+b2(Ri,tR,t)

    T y w, w :

    b0 b1 b2 N

    3.90 3.27 3.01 129,330

    (0.03) (0.13) (0.06)

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    y- My 2005 w GM

    F, w y y- w. T

    y zz ww

    y . Eqy w y

    zz , y y- w qy

    zz .

    4 5 6 7 80

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    CDX

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 8500

    1,000

    1,500

    2,000

    2,500

    3,000

    3,500

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    0%3% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    200

    400

    600

    800

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    3%7% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    100

    200

    300

    400

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    7%10% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    10%15% Tranche

    Model Actual

    4 5 6 7 80

    20

    40

    60

    80

    100

    Series

    Spread

    [bps]

    15%30% Tranche

    Model Actual

    Figure 7. Robustness of Model Results to Ruling Out Extreme Market States (9/20049/2007)

    Notes: T w w y w 0.4 z, w y . O y, CDX , y y - CDX y y- . Dy y - y - . T CDX Dw J CDX N A I G -y w. T y w .

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    T , CDX

    - w w -

    , . O , w y y , . T

    y , y , -

    (.., ---y ) w .S w y

    , y y . R

    y ---y w w , w

    q z. T -

    y , -

    y , y

    CDX . I , w w y 0.40 z,

    w y .27 T - y y w

    0.40 ,

    , y ---y . Ny, -

    y

    w j z . W

    y CDX CDX ( F 7).Iy, y j ,

    qy , w 37, 710, 1015

    . T

    y .

    C. Wic market Is misrice?

    O y w -

    : S&P , ,

    CDX . A w

    CDO y , q w w -

    y CDX y w .

    T q q y

    .28 I

    CDO , y w CDO y y CDO

    w 2008,

    w.

    A y y-

    . T

    j y . W

    27 T j y y y. T 0.40 y w y -qy .

    28 O B (2003) D B (2006), , -, w M B, M C, M J (2007) w .

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    w . F , y

    L Rj (2008), S Azz Ky G (2008), A E(2008) CDX CDX w - ,

    y y .I , w

    , qy y, jy CDX CDX

    . T y, w -

    z y y y . T y w

    y y. W

    y , w jy

    CDX CDX . S q CDX

    , CDX. B ,

    w y w : CDO

    bot .

    D. Creit Risk preia

    A w w S I, y w

    , -

    . I , (.., ) z , , y w

    y. W y yy

    (N),

    , y . I y y , y ECB y

    . T , y,

    , w , =Yiel Srea/Loss Rate.29 W y

    w , z -

    y w .30

    W w ,

    - .

    I , w , w

    y . T, w y , w

    , , q 5 y y, , y --y -y- y. T w

    . T T 6.T

    , y w

    y . F , y, q

    29 W y z,

    - -

    y - .30 T y,Loss Rate=(1/T) E[Py] q y w y-

    w .

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    .

    Cy, y y w

    y . C w ,

    y - .31 T

    w y w

    w w y y . Hy, -

    CDX BBB A. F , K

    M (2004) CDX BBB+ J2004. O w . T

    y CDX 31 , -y y 1.54 ,w w A- (0.50 ) BBB- (2.08 ) , R C . (2005). T CDX 2.9, y , 2.3 3.3.

    R y w y

    ( ), z y , . A , , y

    - . I

    31 E . (2001) Aj B . (2004) y - ; H, P, W (2005) w A- BBB- w 1996 2004.

    Table 6Credit Risk Premia (9/20049/2007)

    MIy A M 5-y M

    D-- y ySy A y [] [] []

    Five-year creit ealt swa inicesAA 0.85 0.19 0.31 16 16 36 0.41 4.3A 0.81 0.25 0.29 27 27 73 0.41 3.5BBB 0.73 0.35 0.27 48 48 162 0.41 2.8BB 0.44 0.75 0.16 145 145 724 0.43 1.9B 0.12 1.14 0.05 250 249 1,616 0.47 1.6

    dow Jones CdX Nort Aerica IG inexCDX 0.74 0.34 0.27 46 46 153 0.41 2.9

    CdX trances(ercentage)30100 NA 1 0.03 0.96 6,106.61530 9 28 4 0.81 364.51015 18 87 22 0.56 69.6710 39 150 77 0.45 25.237 138 267 599 0.61 7.203 1,508 914 5,943 0.75 1.7

    Notes: T y - . R -y w y w . T CDX Dw J CDX NA I G -y w. T CDX y w . T (a), -- (d/A), y y (). T . T , , y . L z y . T - , -y y y j , w y S&P 500 .

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    y --

    - , w w

    y . I , w

    w y y y

    . T y T 6, w CDX -CDS w y, y -

    , y y . T y , y -

    y q y- .

    F 8 y - - , y .

    T y , w y

    , y . I

    qy CDX y w

    - . I , y - , y

    . F 8 y y

    5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.00

    0.5

    1.0

    1.5

    2.0

    2.5

    3.0

    3.5

    Model[03]

    Model[37]

    Model[710]

    Model[1015]

    Model[1530]

    CDXAAA

    BBB

    BBB

    Actual[03]Actual

    [37]

    Actual[710]

    Actual

    [1015]

    Actual[1530]

    Annualized loss rate (log10

    )

    (log10

    )

    Cheapest to supply

    Figure 8. Credit Risk Premia for Single-Name Credits and CDX Tranches (9/20049/2007)

    Notes: T y 10 , , 10 y . M () y () y . L z y . - - y . T CDX y q CDX y .

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    w CDO , w q -

    , y y w ---

    y . W y w

    w y CDO w,

    , y q .

    Appendix A: Proofs of Propositions

    PROOF OF PROPOSITION 1:

    L d

    X(*,N)(s) - y, w

    y *, y N. S

    w w y

    y w w

    (A1)

    ss

    d

    X(*,N)______N (s) (s) s+

    s>s

    d

    X(*,N)______N (s) (s) s= 0,

    w s () w() s. N - y y 1

    dX(

    *,N)(s),w q , y -

    ,

    (A2)BX____N |

    dX

    =*=

    ss

    d

    X(*,N)______

    N (s) Qq(s)____(s)R(s) s

    s>s

    d

    X(*,N)______

    N (s) Qq(s)____(s)R(s) s.

    Hw, s w ,

    q(s)/(s).., s y w y s,

    . U y , w w w w __

    _, w__ > _, w q

    (A3) BX____

    N

    |

    dX

    =*=

    __

    ss

    d

    X(*,N)______

    N (s) (s) s _

    s>s

    d

    X(*,N)______

    N (s) (s) s.

    Fy, (A1), w w w q , w . I w , , w y

    (A4) BX____

    N |

    dX=*= (

    __ _ ) < 0.

    Cqy, y ,N, w j- X(*,N), y , y.

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    PROOF OF PROPOSITION 2:

    C w - , d(s), y *. T y -

    , y z y , q 1 *. I w

    y y , y r,

    (A5) B(*)= (r) s

    d(s) (s) (s) s

    = (r) S1 *s

    d(s)(s)___________s d(s) (s)s

    ((r)(s)) s T

    = (r)[(1 *)__ (*,d(s))],

    w w

    - , (r), (s) q y, q(s)/(s). A , ,(s) w y s. Fy,

    __ (*,d(s)),

    (s) w , w w w (.., y ) y w * w .

    PROOF OF PROPOSITION 3:

    C q , w X(*,N), -

    y ,N, - y *. AN, - y y, w:

    (A6) N

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