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Suppose that you want to construct a 3-year/5-year steepenin…

Posted byAnonymous February 19, 2026

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Suppоse thаt yоu wаnt tо construct а 3-year/5-year steepening trade on the credit curve of a particular reference entity. The spread DV01 on $10 million notional of the 5-year CDS is $4500, and the spread DV01 on $10 million notional of the 3-year CDS is $3000. If you trade $10 million notional of the 5-year CDS, what notional amount of 3-year protection should you buy or sell (to the nearest $1000)?

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