Credit Spreads in the New Normal

by JM

Credit Spreads in the New Normal

At its very core, to price something complicated, you lay the most similar liquid asset you can find next to it that has a liquid price.  You deconstruct the liquid one by its risk premia, and then you reconstruct the one you are trying to price by applying suitable risk premia to it.  The output is fair value.

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