Financial Innovation and Financial Intermediation: Evidence from Credit Default Swaps

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Butler, Alexander W.; Gao, Xiang; Uzmanoglu, Cihan
• 署名单位: Rice University; University of North Dakota Grand Forks; State University of New York (SUNY) System; Binghamton University, SUNY
• 刊物名称: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0025-1909
• DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2019.3560
• 发表日期: 2021
• 页码: 3150-3173
• 关键词: Credit default swaps; Underwriting fees; bond ownership; hedging credit risk

摘要

We study the influence of credit default swaps (CDS) trading on the costs of bond intermediation. After CDS initiation, CDS firms pay 12% to 28% (8 to 20 basis points) lower underwriting fees than similar non-CDS firms do. Underwriting fees decline more for riskier issuers and illiquid bonds for which the ability to hedge with CDS is more valuable. In bond offerings, participation by investors facing risk-based regulatory requirements increases after CDS initiation. Our evidence suggests that CDS-driven innovations in risk sharing contribute to the transactional efficiency of the market by reducing the financial intermediation costs of placing bonds.