CDS swap Rate and valuation

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#1

I remember calculating interest rate swap rate during level 2… Any idea about how to calculate CDS swap rate …I will really appreciate this…Maybe someone has a handy excel tool

#2

Not sure what you’re asking. CDS rates aren’t calculated, they’re observed – they are market-clearing prices. Markit is a goood source.

#3

ISDA provides an excel add-in and I think there’s some linked documentation from markit which addresses swap rates. It was JPM’s model iirc. Never used it though, so can’t be much help beyond that. http://www.cdsmodel.com/cdsmodel/

#4

thanks guys