Credit Spread And Implied Default Probability Calculator
Credit Spread And Implied Default Probability: a planned Super Calculator tool. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.
Credit Spread And Implied Default Probability Calculator is a planned calculator in the finance section of Super Calculator, covering fixed income.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: credit spread (basis points), recovery rate (%) and maturity (years).
Outputs: implied annual default probability (%), cumulative default probability (%) and expected loss (%).
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Implied annual default probability approximates spread divided by (1 - recovery rate) under a risk neutral hazard rate model. The result is risk neutral and exceeds the historical default rate because it embeds a risk premium, which must be stated rather than presented as a forecast.
Status
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