This paper presents, estimates and tests a credit default swap (CDS) pricing model, which links a firm’s default intensity to its observed stock price. The pricing model requires finite difference numerical solutions. In spite of this quasi-maximum likelihood parameter estimation is still feasible. Evidence from a sample of large corporations confirms the validity of the link between the firm’s stock price and default intensity.
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