CDS spreads

Firm-specific risk-neutral distributions with options and CDS

Firm-specific risk-neutral distributions with options and CDS

Summary Focus Investors can extract information about future stock returns from options. Unlike those on equity indices, options on individual companies are often illiquid and are typically useful for learning about only the central part of the return distribution. Other derivatives known as credit default swaps (CDS) can shed light on the probability of extreme … Read more