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Estimating jumps for structural models of credit risk.

Li Chin Pang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-66). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Structural Models of Credit Risk --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Barrier-Independent Models --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Barrier-Dependent Models --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Empirical Literature --- p.10 / Chapter 3 --- Jump-Diffusion Models --- p.13 / Chapter 3.1 --- Analytical Option Pricing Formula --- p.14 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- The Jump-Diffusion Model of Merton --- p.14 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- The Jump-Diffusion Model of Kou --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2 --- Simulation for Options --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Simulation for Barrier-Independent Options --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Brownian Bridge Simulation for DOC Option --- p.20 / Chapter 4 --- Likelihood Function for Equity Returns --- p.24 / Chapter 4.1 --- Likelihood Function on Equity Return --- p.26 / Chapter 4.2 --- Degeneracy Problem of Likelihood Function --- p.27 / Chapter 5 --- The Proposed Framework --- p.31 / Chapter 5.1 --- Penalized Likelihood Estimation --- p.31 / Chapter 5.2 --- Expectation-Maximization Algorithm --- p.36 / Chapter 5.3 --- The MJD Structural Model --- p.41 / Chapter 5.4 --- The K<JD Structural Model --- p.43 / Chapter 5.5 --- Computation of the E-step --- p.47 / Chapter 6 --- Performance of Estimation --- p.49 / Chapter 6.1 --- Simulation Checks --- p.49 / Chapter 6.2 --- Empirical Performance --- p.55 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Bond Selection --- p.55 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Empirical Results --- p.57 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.62 / Bibliography --- p.64

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325659
Date January 2006
ContributorsLi, Chin Pang., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Risk Management Science.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vi, 66 leaves ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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