QUESTION A
Credit Default Swap It is a financial instrument lenders use to hedge default risk. The lender acquires a CDS and pays premiums to the CDS seller who takes the default risk (Lasher 200). If the borrower defaults, then the CDS seller pays the par value of the loan to the lender. The CDS seller also pays the protection buyer accrued interests on the loan during the intervening period.
Cash flows in case of no default
Annual CDS premium = 4% × 1,000,000 = $40,000 Quarterly payments = 40,000/4 = $10,000 A will pay quarterly CDS premiums to B for the three years. At the end of ...