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Expected Loss

Combines default likelihood, loss severity and exposure into an expected credit loss measure.

Formula

EL = PD × LGD × EAD

Variables: PD probability of default; LGD loss given default; EAD exposure at default

What it means

Combines default likelihood, loss severity and exposure into an expected credit loss measure.

Example

PD 2%, LGD 40% and EAD 1m imply an expected loss of 8,000 under the simple one-period formulation.

How to interpret it

This concept should be read together with its market convention, measurement horizon and underlying instrument. BondStats presents it as an analytical reference rather than investment advice; instrument documentation and primary market rules remain authoritative.

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