Das Nachstehende zeigt meines Erachtens sehr gut auf, welche Dimensionen Credittrade, wo Internet Capital immerhin noch 27% hält, inzwischen erreicht hat:
Bloomberg Launches First Benchmark Analytic for CDS Index Options
New Volatility-Based Credit Derivatives Evaluation Tool Addresses the Growth
in Credit Option Volume
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg L.P., the leading global
provider of news, data and analytics, today announced the release of a new
analytic function for pricing of Options on Credit Default Swap indices
("CDS"). The new function is accessible BLOOMBERG via CDSO < Go > on the
BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL(R) service.
CDS Options, also called CDS Swaptions, grant the holder the right but not
the obligation to enter a forward-start CDS contract to buy or sell
protection, based on the market -level strike agreed upon today.
During periods of low credit activity, CDS options are providing market
participants the ability to leverage volatility in a cost-effective and
defined way. The Bloomberg CDSO function addresses the growth of the CDS
options market and provides a powerful tool to help price these instruments.
"Credit option volumes grew dramatically in 2005, and we expect a
continued broadening of the account base in 2006 as investors focus on the
convexity profile of their portfolios, and expressing views on the likely
trading range of spreads. Bloomberg's Options Calculator will allow consistent
and transparent pricing of the most common option formats, thereby providing a
common language for client dialogue. Its usage will support our drive to
standardize and industrialize credit options as a flow product, so that their
benefits can be experienced by the greatest number of clients," said Daniel
Berman, Head of European Credit Product Management at JP Morgan in London.
"There is a lot of interest in credit options from a range of accounts.
The ability to price them on Bloomberg and get a feeling for their
sensitivities is crucial to allow this product to really take off this year,"
said Marcus Schueler, Head of Credit Derivatives Marketing at Deutsche Bank in
London.
"Bloomberg's 'modified Black' CDS Option pricer will allow a broader range
of investors to participate in the emerging asset class of credit volatility,
and offer a quick, easily- and remotely-accessible way to see volatility
movements from one day to the next. Highly recommended," says Alexandre
Borione, Head of Credit Volatility, Co-head of Correlation/Hybrids at Standard
Bank in London.
"The release of the CDSO page on Bloomberg allows market participants to
refer to a standard options pricing tool for index credit options. While
participants' models can differ, the existence of CDSO should help establish a
bona fide inter-bank index options market. From Credittrade's perspective this
is extremely helpful as market participants have indicated to us that they
would like to see more liquidity in CDS options, and we would welcome that
development," says Patrick Britt, Head of Options Broking at Credittrade in
New York.
The Bloomberg CDSO function calculates prices and sensitivities for
Options on CDS Indices, such as ITRAXX and CDX, retrievable from the CDSI
database. It covers a European-type of exercise, Payer or Receiver positions
for the underlying forward CDS contract, no Knock-out features, and
customizable strikes. Users can calculate either the fair option premium or
the volatility implied in a given price. The contingent leg is a flat curve
with the spreads of the underlying Index but it is also customizable for
upward or downward sloping CDS curves. The option volatility defaults to the
historical volatility of the index over three months based on Bloomberg's
contributed data; it is supplied at 40% when data is missing. The output
includes several analytics (such as forward start PV01 and ATM forward rate)
and sensitivity measures (DV01, Delta, Gamma, Vega).
About Bloomberg
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time and archived financial and market data, pricing, trading, news and
communications tools in a single, integrated package to corporations, news
organizations, financial and legal professionals and individuals around the
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more information please visit www.bloomberg.com.
SOURCE Bloomberg
Web Site: www.bloomberg.com
Zitiert werden wichtige Spieler aus dem Bereich der Kreditderivate:
"said Daniel
Berman, Head of European Credit Product Management at JP Morgan in London."
"said Marcus Schueler, Head of Credit Derivatives Marketing at Deutsche Bank in
London."
"says Alexandre
Borione, Head of Credit Volatility, Co-head of Correlation/Hybrids at Standard
Bank in London."
"says Patrick Britt, Head of Options Broking at Credittrade in
New York."
Nicht unbedingt die weltweit kleinsten Adressen, mit denen hier die 27%- Beteiligung von Internet Capital, Credittrade, in einem Atemzug genannt wird. Die mit um die 50 Millionen in 2005 wohl umsatzstärkste der acht Kernbeteiliungen von Internet Capital dürfte in 2006 meines Erachtens einen Umsatz von 70 bis 80 Millionen schaffen und der Wert eher über den 425 Millionen liegen, die für Linkshare erzielt wurden. Ich taxiere den Wert von Credittrade auf 500 bis 650 Millionen, folglich wären die 27% Anteil ca. 135 bis 185 Millionen wert, das liegt in der Nähe dessen, was man in 2005 beim Verkauf von Linkshare erzielt hat. Vermutlich wird man diese Beteiligung aber angesichts des Booms bei Kreditderivaten in 2006 nicht verkaufen, sondern auf weitere Wertsteigerungen setzen, da man eh im Geld schwimmt.