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title: CREDIT DERIVATIVE -An Alternative Tool for Indian Commercial Banks to Transfer Credit Risk
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4973692/
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updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4973692
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4973692
featured: 2025-12-01
citations: 0
topic: Derivatives & Volatility
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# CREDIT DERIVATIVE -An Alternative Tool for Indian Commercial Banks to Transfer Credit Risk

Poor credit risk management in Indian banks has led to rising Non-Performing Assets, highlighting the need for modern risk tools, such as credit derivatives, to improve future performance.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4973692
- Identifier: SSRN 4973692
- Released: 2024-10-02
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 121 (2025-12-01): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-12-01/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 0
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Derivatives & Volatility

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