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Jimmi
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credit derivs trading

May 17th, 2004, 11:42 am

Hi, I'v seen a couple of job notices for positions in correlation trading within credit derivs...could someone tell me what correlation trading involves, specifically regarding credit derivatives?thanks for your help
 
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Moneyfool
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credit derivs trading

May 22nd, 2004, 8:29 pm

your question is very broad !!try the duffie book "credit risk"
 
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JabairuStork
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credit derivs trading

May 23rd, 2004, 12:26 pm

short answer: any credit portfolio products where payoff is contingent on the realization of the loss distribution.For example, First (or Nth) to default baskets, mono-tranche CSOs, certain types of credit linked notes, options on any of the above . . .