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This course transforms your understanding of structured finance by examining how pools of debt can be repackaged and tranched to create investment opportunities with tailored risk-return profiles.
What You Will Learn
- 1 Learn the fundamental structure and purpose of collateralized debt obligations
- 2 Understand the mechanics of tranching, subordination, and cash flow waterfalls
- 3 Analyze collateral pool composition and asset selection criteria
- 4 Evaluate credit enhancement mechanisms such as overcollateralization and excess spread
- 5 Apply pricing and valuation frameworks including discounted cash flow and Monte Carlo simulation
- 6 Assess the risk dimensions of CDOs: credit, prepayment, liquidity, and model risk
- 7 Explore the CDO issuance process from origination to closing
- 8 Interpret regulatory requirements under Basel III, SEC, and rating agency guidelines
- 9 Monitor CDO performance through triggers, coverage tests, and surveillance metrics
- 10 Examine advanced strategies including synthetic CDOs, CLOs, and bespoke tranches
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Collateralized Debt Obligations