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by john00
March 14th, 2016, 1:43 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Calibrating Shifted LogNormal Model
Replies: 1
Views: 1970

Calibrating Shifted LogNormal Model

<t>Hi,I want to price USD swaption. I know how to calibrate the model if it is a Normal or LogNormal model. I have the vol ATM and the skew.If I have a shifted lognormal mode, how can I calibrate the vol and the shift?Any paper you can recommend which explain that?[$]dF_t=\sigma_{DD} \left(F_t -\the...
by john00
May 11th, 2015, 12:20 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Discount factor discrepancy
Replies: 1
Views: 2913

Discount factor discrepancy

<t>Hi,I built a swap, forward swap and swaption, forward swaption calculator.I noticed that for my 30Y swaps or swaptions my price difference between a benchmark and my calculator is too large (I am using Bloomberg or Citigroup as benchmark). My ATM is matching very closely the benchmarks. If the ma...
by john00
August 13th, 2014, 1:51 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: CDX/Itraxx: How the factor impact the price?
Replies: 0
Views: 3770

CDX/Itraxx: How the factor impact the price?

<t>Hi guys,I currently working with CDX and Itraxx index, and I would like to understand better how the factor impact the pricing and the conversion from spread to price.If the factor change form 1 to 0.97, a new version of the index is created. If I understand correctly, the only change is when we ...
by john00
April 30th, 2014, 4:52 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Credit Default Swap Option
Replies: 0
Views: 5037

Credit Default Swap Option

<t>Hi guys,Did anyone look at the new Matlab version R2014a (released few months ago) and their implementation of Credit Default Swap Option?I was comparing it to CDSO on Bloomberg or the ICE calculator for intermediate steps: TheICE - Like calculating the RPV01 or the spread can be done both with a...
by john00
April 29th, 2014, 12:11 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: CDS ISDA RPV01
Replies: 1
Views: 5379

CDS ISDA RPV01

Just for info, I found the solution. JpmcdsCdsFeeLegPV is indeed the RPV01.
by john00
April 22nd, 2014, 3:58 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: CDS ISDA RPV01
Replies: 1
Views: 5379

CDS ISDA RPV01

<t>Hi,I am looking at the ISDA C codeCDS_Model_CodeIs anyone familiar with this code? It seems to be use by a lot of broker as standard. I would like to find the RPV01 which is by definition:Fixed leg=Fee Leg= RPV01*CouponSo looking at the code, I used JpmcdsCdsFeeLegPV function with coupon =1.What ...
by john00
April 20th, 2014, 3:39 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Cds indices option / CDX option
Replies: 2
Views: 7783

Cds indices option / CDX option

<t>OK, thank you. I will ask to move the post to Student forum. I took a look at the CDS model from ISDA. It is what I was looking for. I succeeded to match my benchmark for conversion of Upfront and Spread. Trying now to find how to extract the RPV01 from the code so it will help me to value CDX Op...
by john00
April 18th, 2014, 11:50 pm
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Cds indices option / CDX option
Replies: 2
Views: 7783

Cds indices option / CDX option

<t>Hi, Do you guys know if any code in C# (or other language) is available for pricing CDS indice option (or CDS at least)?I am currently looking at O'Kane books : Modelling Single-name and Multi-name Credit Derivatives.And I saw some implementation in Matlab (brand new version), but I am not sure o...