easy · FRM Part 2 Credit Risk

For a highly rated AAA corporate bond, the EL is typically very low because:

  1. AAA bonds are required by banking regulation to carry a 100% recovery rate, meaning LGD equals zero.
  2. The PD is near zero, making the product of the three factors small despite potentially high EAD.
  3. The Exposure at Default for AAA bonds is always lower than for speculative-grade bonds.
  4. EL is not calculated at all for securities holding an investment-grade rating designation.

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