Learning Module 14: Credit Risk

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Expected Loss

\[ \text{EL} = \text{POD} \times \text{LGD} \tag{1} \]

Where:

  • LGD = \(\text{EE} \times (1 - \text{RR})\)
  • POD: Probability of Default
  • LGD: Loss given Default
  • EE: Expected Exposure
  • RR: Recovery Rate
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### Expected Loss

$$
\text{EL} = \text{POD} \times \text{LGD} \tag{1}
$$

Where:

- LGD = $\text{EE} \times (1 - \text{RR})$  
- POD: Probability of Default  
- LGD: Loss given Default  
- EE: Expected Exposure  
- RR: Recovery Rate  

Credit Spread

\[ \text{Credit Spread} \approx \text{POD} \times \text{LGD} \tag{2} \]

Where:

  • POD: Probability of Default
  • LGD: Loss given Default
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### Credit Spread

$$
\text{Credit Spread} \approx \text{POD} \times \text{LGD} \tag{2}
$$

Where: 

- POD: Probability of Default  
- LGD: Loss given Default  

Price Impact from Spread Changes

\[ \% \Delta PV^{Full} = -AnnModDur \times \Delta Spread \tag{3} \]

Where:

  • \(AnnModDur\) is the annualized modified duration
  • \(PV^{Full}\) is the bond’s full price
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### Price Impact from Spread Changes

$$
\% \Delta PV^{Full} = -AnnModDur \times \Delta Spread \tag{3}
$$

Where:

- $AnnModDur$ is the annualized modified duration  
- $PV^{Full}$ is the bond’s full price  

Price Impact from Larger Spread Changes

\[ \% \Delta PV^{Full} = -(AnnModDur \times \Delta Spread) + \tfrac{1}{2} AnnConvexity \times (\Delta Spread)^2 \tag{4} \]

Where:

  • \(AnnModDur\) is the annualized modified duration
  • \(PV^{Full}\) is the bond’s full price
  • \(AnnConvexity\) is annualized convexity
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### Price Impact from Larger Spread Changes

$$
\% \Delta PV^{Full} = -(AnnModDur \times \Delta Spread) + \tfrac{1}{2} 
AnnConvexity \times (\Delta Spread)^2 \tag{4}
$$

Where:

- $AnnModDur$ is the annualized modified duration  
- $PV^{Full}$ is the bond’s full price  
- $AnnConvexity$ is annualized convexity  

Annualized ModDur

\[ Annualized\ ModDur \approx \frac{(PV_{-}) - (PV_{+})}{2 \times (\Delta Yield) \times (PV_{0})} \tag{5} \]

  • Here we apply the methodology from an earlier lesson to approximate modified duration and convexity. We estimated the modified duration by increasing and decreasing the yield-to-maturity by the same amount \((\Delta Yield)\) to calculate corresponding bond prices \(PV_{+}\) and \(PV_{-}\) for a given initial price \((PV_{0})\), as shown in Equation 5:
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### Annualized ModDur

$$
Annualized\ ModDur \approx \frac{(PV_{-}) - (PV_{+})}{2 \times (\Delta Yield) 
\times (PV_{0})} \tag{5}
$$


- Here we apply the methodology from an earlier lesson to approximate modified 
  duration and convexity. We estimated the modified duration by increasing and 
  decreasing the yield-to-maturity by the same amount $(\Delta Yield)$ to 
  calculate corresponding bond prices $PV_{+}$ and $PV_{-}$ for a given 
  initial price $(PV_{0})$, as shown in Equation 5:

Approximate Annualized Convexity (ApproxCon)

\[ ApproxCon = \frac{(PV_{-}) + (PV_{+}) - [2 \times (PV_{0})]}{(\Delta Yield)^{2} \times (PV_{0})} \tag{6} \]

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### Approximate Annualized Convexity (ApproxCon)

$$
ApproxCon = \frac{(PV_{-}) + (PV_{+}) - [2 \times 
(PV_{0})]}{(\Delta Yield)^{2} \times (PV_{0})}
\tag{6}
$$

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