Patent ID: 7089207

Claim:
A method at least partially implemented in a computer for determining a company's probability of no default over a time period between t=0 and t=T comprising: determining a standard deviation σ* s of past share prices in the company; determining a current share price S 0 of the shares in the company determining a given share price S* of the shares in the company; determining a debt per share D of the shares in the company; determining a expected debt recovery fraction {overscore (L)}; determining a percentage deviation λ in the expected debt recovery fraction {overscore (L)}; and determining and displaying B(T) as the company's probability of no default between t=0 and t=T using at least σ* s, S 0 , S*, D, {overscore (L)} and λ with equations mathematically equivalent to: d = ( S 0 + L _ ⁢ D ) ⁢ exp ⁡ ( λ 2 ) L _ ⁢ D ; A T 2 = ( σ s * ⁢ S * / ( S * + L _ ⁢ D ) ) 2 ⁢ T + λ 2 ; and B ⁡ ( T ) = N ⁡ [ ln ⁡ ( d ) A T - 0.5 ⁢ A T ] - d * N ⁡ [ - ln ⁡ ( d ) A T - 0.5 ⁢ A T ] , wherein N is a cumulative normal distribution function.