PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Benoit Metayer
TI  - CDO<sup>2</sup>, Correlation, Overlap, and Subordination
AID  - 10.3905/jsf.2006.614083
DP  - 2006 Jan 31
TA  - The Journal of Structured Finance
PG  - 59--70
VI  - 11
IP  - 4
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/11/4/59.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/11/4/59.full
AB  - In this article, the author prices and assesses the risk of CDO2 and, more precisely, he highlights the complex relationships among the dependence structure of the underlying assets packaged in the inner CDOs, the level of subordination of the single-tranche CDOs, and the performance of the single-tranche CDO2 (ST CDO2) itself. The article also investigates the crucial role of the correlation parameter and provides several numerical examples to point out the complex impact of this parameter on the risk profile and the valuation of ST CDO2. Investors looking for trade ideas involving long or short positions in correlation should be interested in the results.TOPICS: CLOs, CDOs, and other structured credit, fundamental equity analysis, credit risk management