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GFI: financials, banks and telecoms are most active CDSs
Credit default swaps (CDS) referenced to financial services firms, banks and telecom companies were among the most active in April trading, according to a monthly list produced by GFI, a New York-based interdealer broker.
Calibration of CDO tranches with the dynamical GPL model
Consistent calibration of a credit index and its tranches across maturities with a single arbitrage-free model is a difficult problem. Here, Damiano Brigo, Andrea Pallavicini and Roberto Torresetti show that a simple loss dynamics based on the…
Micro scope widens
Micro-finance
Tranches of trepidation
Correlation
A growing gap
More and more dealers are entering the hedge fund derivatives market, and ever more complex structures are being launched. But while the fund-linked derivatives market has grown strongly, there is little consensus on the best way to manage the risks…
Subprime's silver lining
Ian Hawkins, President of Invicta
JP Morgan adds manager to quantitative strategy
JP Morgan has launched a new synthetic quantitative strategy that gives investors exposure to the cyclicality and momentum in the commodity markets. However, in a twist to those structured products whose payouts are dependent on rules-based, quantitative…
Derivative Fitch outlines views on collateralised FX obligations
Derivative Fitch has published its considerations for analysing and rating collateralised foreign exchange obligations (CFXOs). The CFXO report, the first to be published by a rating agency, details the structure of the product, the principal risks and…
Fitch: fewer downgrades for European managed synthetics
European managed synthetic collateralised debt obligations (CDO) tranches have historically suffered fewer downgrades than their static counterparts, according to data produced by rating agency Derivative Fitch.