Yоu’re wоrking аs а juniоr аnalyst on the credit trading desk at a large investment bank. It’s been a volatile week in the credit markets, and your team is reviewing its exposure to corporate defaults. Your manager gives you a straightforward assignment during the morning call: “Look, remember the rule of thumb:• 1% spread ≈ Investment Grade• 5% spread ≈ High-Yield We just finished the expected loss calculations for this CDS, and the fair spread for the premium leg came out to [spread]. The market, however, is quoting a spread of 5% (500 bps). I need you to figure out what the upfront premium would be. If the quoted spread is higher than fair, the buyer will receive a negative upfront (a discount). If the quoted spread is lower than fair, the buyer pays a positive upfront (a premium).” Task Using the fair spread ([spread] bps) and the quoted market spread (5%), calculate the upfront premium. State whether the protection buyer pays it (positive value) or receives it (negative value). Report your answer as a dollar amount on a $10 million notional CDS, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
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