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# credit risk

1. ### FRM Part 2 Examination preparation tips

This thread has been created to provide information and tips about FRM part 2 examination preparation to the present and future candidates .I seek participation and feedback from the registered candidates for Part 2 examination, successful candidates of part 2 examination from the past periods...
2. ### z-score calibration (adjustment)

Hi @David Harper CFA FRM , One formula I am struggling to understand is the adjustment to the z-score to account for the costs involved with the type I and type II errors ( => opportunity cost vs. LGD) in De Laurentis - Ch3 (Ratings Assignment Methodologies) pp 59 and 60. ln(q(solvent) *...
3. ### Calculate the probability of default, cumulative probability of default, marginal probability of def

Hi @David Harper CFA FRM , This is a new topic added in 2017 - are there any practice questions for the calculations? GARP tends to test more on new topics per my experience. Thanks!
4. ### GARP.FRM.PQ.P2 question in derivation process of merton model credit spread

above is an interim procedure from rearranging following equation: Dt * e^yτ = D Dt = current value of debt at time "t" y = yield to maturity of debt τ = remaining maturity of debt D = debt's face value rearranging this equation leads to the first equation in the above pic, and taking...
5. ### P1.T1.604. Credit risk (Topic review)

Questions: 604.1. A $1,000 face value corporate bond with ten years to maturity and a 3.0% annual coupon (i.e., assume annual compounding) has a current price of$918.89. If the market's recovery rate (ie, one minus loss given default) consensus estimate is 20.0% and the risk-free yield is flat...