Multiple Choice
Consider two firms, each of which has a distance-to-default of 2. The correlation of default of the two firms is . Assuming bivariate normality, what is the value of a $100 notional first-to-default basket option on these two firms, if the discount rate is zero?
A) $1
B) $2
C) $3
D) $4
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