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标题: spread risk vs credit risk [打印本页]

作者: Muddahudda    时间: 2011-7-11 19:31     标题: spread risk vs credit risk

spread risk vs credit risk: any relationship?
作者: nannan66    时间: 2011-7-11 19:31

Spread risk is the risk of deterioration in credit rating and therefore decrease in value of a bond due to spread rising. For example, if rating goes from BBB to BB the spread will go up.

Credit risk is the risk of default on what is owed.
作者: zwjy    时间: 2011-7-11 19:31

credit risk include default risk spread risk downgrade risk
lv1 already learn it
if you mean credit risk in risk management , it is counterparty can't pay due payment
作者: cityboy    时间: 2011-7-11 19:31

In order to hedge against spreads widening, long credit spread forward or purchase credit spread call.




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