Valuing CDOs of ABSs

Charles Smithson and Neil Pearson discuss the valuation of collateralised debt obligations (CDOs). Following on from their December 2007 article, which focused on CDOs referenced to corporate credits, the authors turn their attention to CDOs of asset-backed securities

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In the first of this pair of columns (Risk December 2007, pages 92-95), we focused on the valuation of tranches of collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) referenced to corporate credits. This time, we turn to valuing tranches of CDOs of asset-backed securities (ABSs), with particular focus on CDOs of subprime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBSs).

CDOs of ABSs are more difficult to value than CDOs referenced to corporate credits. This is because:

- The assets in the CDO collateral pool

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