Using Term Structure Derivation of Credit Risk on a One-Year

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Using term structure derivation of credit risk on a one-year loan, it is possible to simply calculate the risk premium on the loan by deducting the market rate for a one-year zero-coupon government bond from the market rate for a one-year zero-coupon corporate bond of a credit rating equivalent to that of the prospective borrower.

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