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by Fabes
August 24th, 2007, 12:01 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Quotation precisions : iTraxx and iTraxx tranches
Replies: 2
Views: 68226

Quotation precisions : iTraxx and iTraxx tranches

<t>Dear all,I need to understand the conventions used by Bloomberg (or any other provider that publishes Credit Index spreads or tranche spreads) for the quotation of the iTraxx and iTraxx tranches. 1. iTraxxLet's consider the serie 7, maturity 10Y (start date : 20/03/2007, end date : 20/06/2017). T...
by Fabes
August 22nd, 2007, 9:24 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Market CDS quotes technical question
Replies: 4
Views: 67170

Market CDS quotes technical question

<t>Hi all,There is something for which I need some precision concerning the quotation of CDS spreads on the main data providers (Bloomberg, Markit etc.).To illustrate my question, let's focus on 5Y CDS Spread quotation that I can find on a provider on the date 2007-08-22. Is this quotation the fair ...
by Fabes
October 24th, 2006, 8:46 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Index options Bloomberg tickers
Replies: 1
Views: 89913

Index options Bloomberg tickers

<t>Dear all,It isn't a problem to build the BB tickers for options on DJ Eurostoxx 50 or FTSE 100 :ticker = Index_BB_root + Maturity_Month (in BB format) + Maturity_Year + Option_Type ('C' or 'P') + ' Y ' + StrikeHowever, this rule doesn't work at all for the SP500 and I struggle to understand the w...