medium · FRM Part 2 Credit Risk

A credit default swap (CDS) on a firm with a constant recovery rate of 40% trades at a par spread of 300 basis points.

Using the standard flat-spread approximation, what is the implied annual hazard rate (λ)?

  1. 1.80%
  2. 5.00%
  3. 3.00%
  4. 7.50%

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