@Article{mfj:761,
title={The Valuation of Options on Bonds with Default Risk},
author={Riadh Belhaj},
journal={Multinational Finance Journal},
volume={10},
number={3/4},
pages={277--305},
year=2006,
publisher={Multinational Finance Society; Global Business Publications},
url={http://www.mfsociety.org/../modules/modDashboard/uploadFiles/journals/MJ~740~p16tq2pe26r38rbq10gq19dh17iv4.pdf}
keywords={option pricing; default risk; defaultable bonds; vulnerable options},
abstract={In this paper we present a model for valuing European and American options, which incorporates both default and interest rate risks. We develop a framework that permits evaluation of three kinds of options: (i) options issued by default-free counterparties on risky bonds, (ii) options issued by risky counterparties on default-free bonds and (iii) options issued by risky counterparties on risky bonds — a case where default risk enters at both levels. We show that the price of a put option on a risky discount bond is hump shaped for a European put and monotone increasing for an American put. We also find that the price impact of default risk is less for an American put option than for a European one..},
}