Introducing an analytical solution and an improved one-factor gaussian copula model for the pricing of heterogeneous CDOs. Gao, X., Wu, B., & Schäfer, T. International Journal of Financial Engineering, 04(02n03):1750038, June, 2017. Citation Key Alias: lens.org/183-625-470-365-466, pop00170Paper doi abstract bibtex This paper introduced an analytical solution and improved one-factor Gaussian copula models to the pricing of tranches of a Collateralized debt obligations (CDO) portfolio. Prices of CDO tranches are calculated and compared using the analytical model and different one-factor Gaussian copula models including a two-category heterogeneous model and a completely heterogeneous model that uses individual rate parameter and correlation coefficient for each reference entity in a CDO portfolio. When correlation among reference entities is low, the price calculated from the analytical model matches very well with the one-factor Gaussian copula models. However, as the correlation among reference entities increases, prices calculated using both the analytical solution and the homogeneous or two-category one-factor Gaussian copula models significantly deviate from the completely heterogeneous one-factor Gaussian copula model. This result verifies our belief that uniform parameters cannot completely capture all the heterogeneities in a CDO portfolio. Completely heterogeneous one-factor Gaussian copula model using individual rate parameters and correlation coefficients for each reference entities provides more reliable and accurate prices for structured securities.
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title = {Introducing an analytical solution and an improved one-factor gaussian copula model for the pricing of heterogeneous {CDOs}},
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abstract = {This paper introduced an analytical solution and improved one-factor Gaussian copula models to the pricing of tranches of a Collateralized debt obligations (CDO) portfolio. Prices of CDO tranches are calculated and compared using the analytical model and different one-factor Gaussian copula models including a two-category heterogeneous model and a completely heterogeneous model that uses individual rate parameter and correlation coefficient for each reference entity in a CDO portfolio. When correlation among reference entities is low, the price calculated from the analytical model matches very well with the one-factor Gaussian copula models. However, as the correlation among reference entities increases, prices calculated using both the analytical solution and the homogeneous or two-category one-factor Gaussian copula models significantly deviate from the completely heterogeneous one-factor Gaussian copula model. This result verifies our belief that uniform parameters cannot completely capture all the heterogeneities in a CDO portfolio. Completely heterogeneous one-factor Gaussian copula model using individual rate parameters and correlation coefficients for each reference entities provides more reliable and accurate prices for structured securities.},
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