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Risk Transfer with CDOs
by Jan Pieter Krahnen of Goethe University Frankfurt,
Christian Wilde of Goethe University Frankfurt
(190K PDF) -- 23 pages -- April 28, 2008

A Comparative Analysis of CDO Pricing Models
by Xavier Burtschell of BNP-Paribas,
Jon Gregory of Barclays Capital, and
Jean-Paul Laurent of Université de Lyon & BNP-Paribas
(243K PDF) -- 26 pages -- April 21, 2008

Hedging Default Risks of CDOs in Markovian Contagion Models
by Jean-Paul Laurent of the University of Lyon & BNP Paribas
Areski Cousin of the University of Lyon, and
Jean-David Fermanian of BNP Paribas
(220K PDF) –- 31 pages -- April 8, 2008

CDO Loss Term-structure Expansions in a Fatal-Shock Framework
by Laurent Veilex of Credit-Suisse
(1,067K PDF) -- 28 pages -- April 2008

Dynamic Conditioning and Credit Correlation Baskets
by Claudio Albanese, Independent Consultant
Alicia Vidler of Merrill Lynch
(1,712K PDF) -- 31 pages -- April 21, 2008

Multiscale Intensity Models and Name Grouping for Valuation of Multi-Name Credit Derivatives
by Evan Papageorgiou of Princeton University, and
Ronnie Sircar of Princeton University
(378K PDF) -- 29 pages -- March 3, 2008

Comparing Some Alternative Lévy Base Correlation Models for Pricing and Hedging CDO Tranches
by Viktoriya Masol of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven & EURANDOM, and
Wim Schoutens of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(862K PDF) -- 16 pages -- March 2008

The Discrete Gamma Pool Model
by Peter Jäckel of ABN AMRO
(2,097K PDF) -- 23 pages -- February 23, 2008

The Static Hedging of CDO Tranche Correlation Risk
by Michael B. Walker of the University of Toronto
(161K PDF) -- 15 pages -- February 5, 2008

Interacting Particle Systems for the Computation of CDO Tranche Spread with Rare Defaults
by Douglas Vestal of the University of California, Santa Barbara,
René Carmona of Princeton University, and
Jean-Pierre Fouque of the
University of California, Santa Barbara
(236K PDF) -- 23 pages -- January 24, 2008

CDO Pricing with Nested Archimedean Copulas
by Marius Hofert of the Universität Ulm, and
Matthias Scherer of Technische Universität München
(613K PDF) -- 26 pages -- January 24, 2008

Risk Premia in Structured Credit Derivatives
by Andreas Eckner of Stanford University
(377K PDF) –- 49 pages -- January 5, 2008

Valuing CDOs of Bespoke Portfolios with Implied Multi-Factor Models
by Dan Rosen of the Fields Institute and R2 Financial Technologies, and
David Saunders of the University of Waterloo
(462K PDF) -- 34 pages -- December 23, 2007

Dynamic Hedging of Synthetic CDO Tranches with Spread Risk and Default Contagion
by Rüdiger Frey of the Universität Leipzig, and
Jochen Backhaus of the Universität Leipzig
(308K PDF) –- 20pages -- December 17, 2007

Structured Finance CDOs and Event of Default Risk
by Elizabeth R. Nugent of Fitch Ratings
(74K PDF) -- 5 pages -- December 3, 2007

Dynamic Copulas: Applications to finance and economics
by Daniel TOTOUOM TANGHO of École des Mines de Paris
(3,209K PDF) -- 158 pages -- November 6, 2007

A Top Down Approach to Multi-name Credit
by Kay Giesecke of Stanford University, and
Lisa R. Goldberg of MSCI Barra
(271K PDF) -- 24 pages -- November 5, 2007

Advanced Credit Portfolio Modeling and CDO Pricing
by Ernst Eberlein of the University of Freiburg,
Rüdiger Frey of the University of Leipzig, and
Ernst August von Hammerstein of the University of Freiburg
(329K PDF) -- 27 pages -- September 14, 2007

A Structural Model for Credit-Equity Derivatives and Bespoke CDOs
by Claudio Albanese , and
Alicia Vidler of Merrill Lynch
(479K PDF) -- 27 pages -- September 9, 2007

Pricing Credit from the Top Down with Affine Point Processes
by Eymen Errais of Stanford University,
Kay Giesecke of Stanford University, and
Lisa Goldberg of MSCI Barra
(391K PDF) –- 29 pages -- September 5, 2007

Utility Valuation of Multiname Credit Derivatives and Application to CDOs
by Ronnie Sircar of Princeton University, and
Thaleia Zariphopoulou of the University of Texas at Austin
(259K PDF) -- 23 pages -- September 2007

Simultaneous Calibration to a Range of Portfolio Credit Derivatives with a Discrete-Time Multi-Step Markov Loss Model
by Michael B. Walker of the University of Toronto
(225K PDF) -– 26 pages -- August 29, 2007

Lévy Base Correlation Explained
by Joăo Garcia of Dexia Group, and
Serge Goossens of Dexia Bank
(241K PDF) -- 13 pages -- August 12, 2007

Credit Derivatives in an Affine Framework
by Li Chen of Lehman Brothers, and
Damir Filipović of the University of Munich
(497K PDF) -- 0 pages -- August 2, 2007

CDO Evaluation Through Exact Simulation
by Beatrice Acciaio of the University of Perugia & Vienna University of Technology, and
Stefano Herzel of the University of Perugia
(223K PDF) -- 20 pages -- August 1, 2007

Credit Risk Analysis of Cashflow CDO Structures
by Philippos Papadopoulos of ABN AMRO, and
Caroline I.M.L. Tan of ABN AMRO
(200K PDF) -- 25 pages -- July 31, 2007

Base Expected Loss explains Lévy Base Correlation Smile
by Joăo Garcia of Dexia Group,
Serge Goossens of Dexia Bank
(182K PDF) -- 13 pages -- July 28, 2007

Break on Through to the Single Side
by Dilip Madan of the University of Maryland, and
Wim Schoutens of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(163K PDF) -- 20 pages -- July 26, 2007

Estimating Tranche Spreads by Loss Process Simulation
by Kay Giesecke of Stanford University, and
Baeho Kim of Stanford University
(242K PDF) -- 9 pages -- July 15, 2007

Wiping the Smile Off Your Base (Correlation Curve)
by Ed Parcell of Derivative Fitch, and
James Wood of Derivative Fitch
(239K PDF) -- 23 pages -- June 21, 2007

Multiscale Intensity Models and Name Grouping for Valuation of Multi-Name Credit Derivatives
by Evan Papageorgiou of Princeton University, and
Ronnie Sircar of Princeton University
(393K PDF) -- 30 pages -- June 18, 2007

Minimum-Entropy Calibration of CDO Tranches
by Sascha Meyer-Dautrich of UniCredit MIB, and
Christoph Wagner of UniCredit MIB
(93K PDF) –- 9 pages -- May 29, 2007

Implied Expected Tranched Loss Surface from CDO Data
by Roberto Torresetti of Banca IMI,
Damiano Brigo of Banca IMI, and
Andrea Pallavicini of Banca IMI
(677K PDF) –- 13 pages -- May 8, 2007

An Empirical Investigation of an Intensity-Based Model for Pricing CDO Tranches
by Peter Feldhütter of the Copenhagen Business School
(467K PDF) -- 52 pages -- May 7, 2007

Calibration of CDO Tranches with the Dynamical Generalized-Poisson Loss Model
by Damiano Brigo of Banca IMI,
Andrea Pallavicini of Banca IMI, and
Roberto Torresetti of Banca IMI
(299K PDF) -– 35 pages -- May 3, 2007

Pricing Tranched Credit Products with Generalized Multifactor Models
by Manuel Moreno of Universidad Carlos III, Madrid,
Juan Ignacio Peńa of Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, and
Pedro Serrano of the University of Basque Country
(420K PDF) -- 44 pages -- May 2007

Correlation Expansions for CDO Pricing
by Paul Glasserman of Columbia University, and
Sira Suchintabandid of Columbia University
(442K PDF) -- 24 pages -- May 2007

Using Distortions of Copulas to Price Synthetic CDOs
by Glenis Crane of the University of Adelaide, and
John van der Hoek of the University of Adelaide
(132K PDF) -- 15 pages -- May 2007

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First Generation CPDO: Case Study on Performance and Ratings
by Alexandre Linden of Derivative Fitch (London),
Matthias Neugebauer of Derivative Fitch (London),
Stefan Bund of Derivative Fitch (London),
John Schiavetta of Derivative Fitch (New York),
Jill Zelter of Derivative Fitch (New York), and
Rachel Hardee of Derivative Fitch (Hong Kong)
(730K PDF) -– 18 pages -- April 18, 2007

Risk Neutral versus Objective Loss Distribution and CDO Tranches Valuation
by Roberto Torresetti of Banca IMI,
Damiano Brigo of Banca IMI, and
Andrea Pallavicini of Banca IMI
(213K PDF) –- 13 pages -- April 13, 2007

Forward-Start CDO's, Options on CDO's, and Calibration
by Michael Walker of the University of Toronto
(162K PDF) -- 17 pages -- March 27, 2007

Markov Copulae Approach to Pricing and Hedging of Credit Index Derivatives and Ratings Triggered Step-Up Bonds
by Tomasz Bielecki of the Illinois Institute of Technology,
Andrea Vidozzi of the Illinois Institute of Technology, and
Luca Vidozzi of the Illinois Institute of Technology
(401K PDF) -- 22 pages --March 17, 2007

Pricing Synthetic CDO Tranches in a Model with Default Contagion Using the Matrix-analytic Approach
by Alexander Herbertsson of Göteborg University
(379K PDF) -- 27 pages -- March 15, 2007

Copula Based Simulation Procedures for Pricing Basket Credit Derivatives
by Fathi Abid of the University of Sfax, and
Nader Naifar of the University of Sfax
(386K PDF) -- 30 pages -- March 2007

Forwards and European Options on CDO Tranches
by John Hull of the University of Toronto, and
Alan White of the University of Toronto
(67K PDF) -- 17 pages -- March 2007

Dynamic Copulas and Forward Starting Credit Derivatives
by Daniel Totouom of BNP Paribas
Margaret Armstrong of École des Mines de Paris
(582K PDF) -- 37 pages -- February 20, 2007

Loss Distribution Evaluation for Synthetic CDOs
by Ken Jackson of the University of Toronto,
Alex Kreinin of Algorithmics, Inc., and
Xiaofang Ma of the University of Toronto
(213k PDF) –- 26 pages -- February 12, 2007

Valuation of Forward Starting CDOs
by Ken Jackson of the University of Toronto, and
Wanhe Zhang of the University of Toronto
(123K PDF) –- 15 pages -- February 10, 2007

A Note on the Risk Management of CDOs
by Jean-Paul Laurent of the University of Lyon & BNP Paribas
(249K PDF) –- 17 pages -- February 2007

Higher Order Large Deviation Approximations Applied to CDO Pricing
by Laurent Veilex of Credit Suisse
(1,724K PDF) –- 44 pages -- February 2007

Pricing of Credit Default Index Swap Tranches with One-Factor Heavy-Tailed Copula Models
by Dezhong Wang of the University of California, Santa Barbara,
Svetlozar T. Rachev of the University of Karlsruhe, and
Frank J. Fabozzi of Yale University
(220 K PDF) -- 34 pages -- February 2007

CDOs in Chains
by Johan de Kock of Fraunhofer ITWM,
Holger Kraft of the University of Kaiserslautern, and
Mogens Steffensen of the University of Copenhagen
(144K PDF) -– 9 pages -- January 24, 2007

Pricing Correlation-Dependent Derivatives Based on Exponential Approximations to the Hockey Stick
by Ian Iscoe of Algorithmics Inc.,
Ken Jackson of the University of Toronto,
Alex Kreinin of Algorithmics Inc., and
Xiaofang Ma of the University of Toronto
(178K PDF) -- 19 pages -- January 24, 2007

CDO Valuation: Term Structure, Tranche Structure, and Loss Distributions
by Michael Walker of the University of Toronto
(237K PDF) -– 26 pages -- January 19, 2007

Hedging of Basket Credit Derivatives in Credit Default Swap Market
by Tomasz R. Bielecki of the Illinois Institute of Technology,
Monique Jeanblanc of the Université d'Évry Val d'Essonne, and
Marek Rutkowski of the University of New South Wales & Warsaw University of Technology
(325K PDF) -- 29 pages -- December 27, 2006

Lévy Simple Structural Models
by Martin Baxter of Nomura International
(134K PDF) -- 12 pages -- December 22, 2006

A Note on the Correlation Smile
by Svenja Hager of Eberhard-Karls University, and
Rainer Schöbel of Eberhard-Karls University
(1,415K PDF) -- 15 pages -- December 2006

Fast CDO Computations in the Affine Markov Chain Model
by Tom R. Hurd of McMaster University
Alexey Kuznetsov of McMaster University
(1,193K PDF) –- 24 pages -- November 23, 2006

Implied Correlation in CDO Tranches: A Paradigm To Be Handled with Care
by Roberto Torresetti of Banca IMI,
Damiano Brigo of Banca IMI, and
Andrea Pallavicini of Banca IMI
(119K PDF) -– 9 pages -- November 22, 2006

A Dynamic Approach to the Modelling of Correlation Credit Derivatives Using Markov Chains
by Giuseppe Di Graziano of the University of Cambridge, and
Chris Rogers of the University of Cambridge
(193K PDF) –- 24 pages -- November 16, 2006

Considerations for Rating Commodities-Linked Credit Obligations ("CCOs")
by Lars Jebjerg of Derivative Fitch (London),
Gareth Stoyle of Derivative Fitch (London),
Olivier Vincens of Derivative Fitch (London),
David Austerweil of Fitch Ratings (New York),
Yintian Wang of Fitch Ratings (New York),
Ben Zhang of Fitch Ratings (New York), and
Rachel Hardee of Derivative Fitch (Hong Kong)
(436K PDF) –- 11 pages -- November 14, 2006

Valuing Credit Derivatives Using an Implied Copula Approach
by John Hull of the University of Toronto, and
Alan White of the University of Toronto
(431K PDF) –- 41 pages -- November 2006

The Valuation of Correlation-Dependent Credit Derivatives Using a Structural Model
by John Hull of the University of Toronto,
Mirela Predescu of the Oxford University, and
Alan White of the University of Toronto
(208K PDF) –- 36 pages -- November 2006

A Note on Markov Functional Loss Models
by Nordine Bennani of Dresdner Kleinwort
(243K PDF) -- 16 pages -- November 2006

Loss Unit Interpolation in the Collateralized Debt Obligation Pricing Model
by Ed Parcell of DDerivative Fitch
(104K PDF) -- 3 pages -- October 27, 2006

Stochastic Intensity Modelling for Structured Credit Exotics
by Alexander Chapovsky of Merrill Lynch,
Andrew Rennie of Merrill Lynch, and
Pedro A. C. Tavares of Merrill Lynch
(273K PDF) -- 22 pages -- October 12, 2006

Pricing Tranches of a CDO and a CDS Index: Recent Advances and Future Research
by Dezhong Wang of the University of California, Santa Barbara,
Svetlozar T. Rachev of the University of Karlsruhe & University of California, Santa Barbara, and
Frank J. Fabozzi of Yale University
(269K PDF) -- 39 pages -- October 2006

A Comparative Analysis of Correlation Skew Modeling Techniques for CDO Index Tranches
by Claudio Ferrarese of King's College London
(805K PDF) -- 58 pages -- September 8, 2006

A Generic One Factor Lévy Model for Pricing Synthetic CDOs
by Hansjörg Albrecher of the Radon Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Linz & Graz University of Tech.
Sophie A. Ladoucette of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and
Wim Schoutens of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(246K PDF) –- 20 pages -- September 2006

Comparative Analysis of Hyperbolic Copulas Induced by a One Factor Levy Model
by Henrik Brunlid of Lund University
(406K PDF) –- 20 pages -- August 20, 2006

Understanding and Hedging Risks in Synthetic CDO Tranches
by Matthias Neugebauer of Fitch Ratings,
et. al.
(85K PDF) -- 7 pages -- August 4, 2006

An Empirical Analysis of the Pricing of Collateralized Debt Obligations
by Francis A. Longstaff of the University of California at Los Angeles, and
Arvind Rajan of Citigroup
(909K PDF) –- 47 pages -- July 2006

Credit Barrier and Dynamic Correlation Techniques for Pricing CDOs of SMEs
by Louis Loizou of the University of Oxford
(1,451K PDF) -– 78 pages -- July 2006

CDO Models – Towards the Next Generation: Incomplete Markets and Term Structure
by Michael B. Walker of the University of Toronto
(176K PDF) –- 17 pages -- May 29, 2006

An Implied Loss Model
by Martijn van der Voort of Abn Amro Bank & Erasmus University Rotterdam
(343K PDF) –- 26 pages -- May 11, 2006

An Efficient Approach to Valuation of Credit Basket Products and Ratings Triggered Step-up Bonds
by Tomasz Bielecki of the Illinois Institute of Technology,
Andrea Vidozzi of the Illinois Institute of Technology, and
Luca Vidozzi of the Illinois Institute of Technology
(286K PDF) –- 25 pages -- May 2, 2006

The Normal Inverse Gaussian Distribution for Synthetic CDO Pricing
by Anna Kalemanova of Risklab Germany & Technical University of Munich
Bernd Schmid of Algorithmics, Inc., and
Ralf Werner of Allianz of GRC Risk Methodology
(313K PDF) -- 19 pages -- May 2006

Levy Process Dynamic Modelling of Single-Name Credits and CDO Tranches
by Martin Baxter of Nomura International, plc
(91K PDF) -– 10 pages -- April 27, 2006

Optimal Static Hedging of Defaults in CDOs
by Vivek Kapoor of UBS,
Andrea Petrelli of Credit Suisse,
Jun Zhang of Credit Suisse, and
Olivia Siu of Morgan Stanley
(575K PDF) -- 34 pages -- April 2006

Credit Risk Models IV: Understanding and pricing CDOs
by Abel Elizalde of CEMFI & Universidad Pública de Navarra
(581K PDF) -- 52 pages -- April 2006

Dynamic Modelling of Single-name Credits and CDO Tranches
by Martin Baxter of Nomura International, plc
(96K PDF) -- 9 pages -- March 20, 2006

An Integro-differential Equation for Pricing CDO
by Guibao Liu of CNH Partners
(96K PDF) -- 6 pages -- March 17, 2006

Pricing CDOs with Correlated Variance Gamma Distributions
by Thomas Moosbrucker of the University of Cologne
(289K PDF) -- 31 pages -- February 2006

Semi-Analytical Valuation of Basket Credit Derivatives in Intensity-Based Models
by Allan Mortensen of the Copenhagen Business School
(322K PDF) -- 47 pages -- January 13, 2006

Valuation of Basket Credit Derivatives in the Credit Migrations Environment
by Tomasz R. Bielecki of the Illinois Institute of Technology,
Stéphane Crépey of the Université d'Évry Val d'Essonne,
Monique Jeanblanc of the Université d'Évry Val d'Essonne, and
Marek Rutkowski of the University of New South Wales & Warsaw University of Technology
(362K PDF) –- 28 pages -- January 2006

On Copulas and their Application to CDO Pricing
by Benjamin Verschuere of the University of Toronto
(497K PDF) –- 37 pages -- January 2006

Implied Correlations in CDO Tranches
by NNicole Lehnert of the Universität Karlsruhe,
Frank Altrock of WestLB AG,
Svetlozar T. Rachev of the Universität Karlsruhe & University of California, Santa Barbara,
Stefan Trück of Queensland University of Technology, and
Andre Wilch of WestLB AG
(246K PDF) -- 29 pages -- December 20, 2005

Hedging and Asset Allocation for Structured Products
by Robert Lamb of Imperial College,
Vladislav Peretyatkin of Imperial College, and
William Perraudin of Imperial College
(161K PDF) -- 25 pages -- December 2005

Fitting the CDO Correlation Skew: A tractable structural jump-diffusion model
by Sřren Willemann of the Aarhus School of Business
(269K PDF) -- 26 pages -- November 9, 2005

The Forward Loss Model: A dynamic term structure approach for the pricing of portfolio credit derivatives
by Nordine Bennani of the Royal Bank of Scotland
(234K PDF) -- 17 pages -- November 2, 2005

Dynamic Copula Processes: A new way of modelling CDO tranches
by Daniel Totouom of BNP Paribas, and
Margaret Armstrong of École des Mines de Paris
(796K PDF) -- 23 pages -- November 2005

An Incomplete-Market Model for Collateralized Debt Obligations
by Michael B. Walker of the University of Toronto
(227K PDF) -- 24 pages -- October 27, 2005

CDO2 Pricing Using Gaussian Mixture Model with Transformation of Loss Distribution
by David X. Li of Barclays Capital, and
Michael Hong Liang of Barclays Capital
(274K PDF) -- 27 pages -- September 5, 2005

Default Risk Sharing Between Banks and Markets: The contribution of collateralized debt obligations
by Günter Franke of the University of Konstanz, and
Jan Pieter Krahnen of the University of Frankfurt
(756K PDF) -- 38 pages -- August 18, 2005

A Correlation Bridge between Structural Models and Reduced Form Models for Multiname Credit Derivatives
by Damiano Brigo of Banca IMI, and
Eymen Errais of Stanford University
(238K PDF) –- 21 pages -- June 3, 2005

Collateralized Debt Obligations Pricing and Factor Models: A new methodology using Normal Inverse Gaussian distributions
by Dominique Guegan of the Ecole Normale Superieure, and
Julien Houdain of the Ecole Normale Superieure & Fortis Investments
(3,264K PDF) --29 pages -- June 2005

Fast and Robust Monte Carlo CDO Sensitivities and their Efficient Object Oriented Implementation
by Marius Rott of DZ Bank, and
Christian Fries of DZ Bank
(610K PDF) -– 32 pages -- May 31, 2005

Intensity Gamma: A New Approach to Pricing Portfolio Credit Derivatives
by Mark Joshi of the Royal Bank of Scotland, and
Alan Stacey of the Royal Bank of Scotland
(135K PDF) –- 12 pages -- May 11, 2005

Pricing and Rating CDOs of Equity Default Swaps with NGARCH-M Copulae
by Domenico Picone of the Cass Business School - London
(491K PDF) -- 48 pages -- May 5, 2005

Structuring and Rating Cash-flow CDOs with Rating Transition Matrices
by Domenico Picone of the Cass Business School - London
(585K PDF) -- 60 pages -- May 5, 2005

Comparing BET and Copulas for Cash Flows CDO's
by Joăo Garcia of Dexia Group
Tom Dewyspelaere of Dexia Group
Luc Leonard of Dexia Group
Thomas Alderweireld of Dexia Group
Tony Van Gestel of Dexia Group
(88K PDF) –- 26 pages -- January 31, 2005

An Evaluation of the Base Correlation Framework for Synthetic CDOs
by Sřren Willemann of the Aarhus School of Business
(334K PDF) -- 25 pages -- December 20, 2004

CDO rating methodology: Some thoughts on model risk and its implications
by Ingo Fender of the Bank for International Settlements, and
John Kiff of the Bank of Canada
(160K PDF) -- 31 pages -- November 2004

A Note on Efficient Pricing and Risk Calculation of Credit Basket Products
by Hans-Juergen Brasch of TD Securities
(181K PDF) -- 16 pages -- November 2004

On Rating Cash Flow CDO's using the BET Technique
by Joăo Garcia of Dexia Group
Tom Dewyspelaere of Dexia Group
Ronny Langendries of Dexia Group
Luc Leonard of Dexia Group
Tony Van Gestel of Dexia Group
(92K PDF) -- 26 pages -- October 8, 2004

Default Risk Sharing Between Banks and Markets: The Contribution of Collateralized Loan Obligations
by Günter Franke of the Konstanz Universitaet, and
Jan Pieter Krahnen of the Goethe-Universitaet and CEPR
(181K PDF) -- 16 pages -- October 10, 2004

Valuation of a CDO and an nth to Default CDS Without Monte Carlo Simulation
by John Hull of the University of Toronto, and
Alan White of the University of Toronto
(287K PDF) -- 40 pages -- September 2004

Composite Basket Model
by Pedro A.C. Tavares of Merrill Lynch,
Thu-Uyen Nguyen of Merrill Lynch,
Alexander Chapovsky of Merrill Lynch, and
Igor Vaysburd of Merrill Lynch
(204K PDF) -- 4 pages -- July 21, 2004

CDO Squared: A Closer Look at Correlation
by Matthias Neugebauer of Fitch Ratings,
Richard Gambel of Fitch Ratings,
Jill Zelter of Fitch Ratings,
Richard Hrvatin of Fitch Ratings, and
Mike Gerity of Fitch Ratings
(287K PDF) -- 11 pages -- February 2, 2004

CDO Modeling: Techniques, Examples and Applications
by Christian Bluhm of HypoVereinsbank
(635K PDF) -- 37 pages -- December 10, 2003

Pricing Multi-Name Default Swaps with Counterparty Risk
by Roy Mashal of Lehman Brothers Inc., and
Marco Naldi of Lehman Brothers Inc.
(715K PDF) -- 18 pages -- November 19, 2003

Copula Functions and their Application in Pricing and Risk Managing Multiame Credit Derivative Products
by Stefano S. Galiani of King's College London
(1,098K PDF) -- 68 pages -- September 4, 2003

Basket Default Swaps, CDO's and Factor Copulas
by Jean-Paul Laurent of the University of Lyon & BNP Paribas, and
Jon Gregory of BNP Paribas
(293K PDF) -- 21 pages -- September 2003

Model Risk in Copula Based Default Pricing Models
by Heinrich Gennheimer of the University of Zurich & NCCR FINRISK
(1,056K PDF) -– 45 pages -- November 2002

Collateralised Debt Obligations
by Domenico Picone of the City University Business School, London & the Royal Bank of Scotland
(994K PDF) -- 42 pages -- September 2002

On Risk Neutral Pricing of CDOs
by Roy Mashal of the Columbia Business School
(175K PDF) -- 16 pages -- April 1, 2002

Pricing Multiname Credit Derivatives: Heavy Tailed Hybrid Approach
by Roy Mashal  of the Columbia Business School, and
Marco Naldi of Lehman Brothers, Inc.
(506K PDF) -- 28 pages -- January 7, 2002

Risk and Valuation of Collateralized Debt Obligations
by Darrell Duffie of Stanford University, and
Nicolae Gârleanu of Stanford University
(504K PDF) -- 46 pages -- September 23, 2001

Modelling Dependence for Credit Derivatives with Copulas
by Jean-Frédéric Jouanin of Credit Lyonnais,
Gregory Rapuch of Credit Lyonnais,
Gaël Riboulet of Credit Lyonnais, and
Thierry Roncalli of Credit Lyonnais
(3,010K PDF) -- 23 pages -- August 25, 2001

Additional References (sorted by author)

Andersen, Leif B.G. and Jakob Sidenius, "CDO Pricing with Factor Models: Survey and Comments", Journal of Credit Risk, Vol. 1, No. 3, (Summer 2005), pp. 71-88.  [Abstract]

Bluhm, Christian and Ludger Overbeck, "Semi-analytic Approaches to Collateralized Debt Obligation Modelling", Economic Notes, Vol. 33, No. 2, (July 2004), pp. 233-255.  [Abstract]

Books

A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial InnovationA Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation
by Richard Bookstaber
John Wiley & Sons, (April 17, 2007), Hardcover, 288 pages
Developments in Collateralized Debt Obligations: New Products and InsightsDevelopments in Collateralized Debt Obligations: New Products and Insights
by Douglas J. Lucas, Laurie S. Goodman, Frank J. Fabozzi, Rebecca Manning
Wiley, (May 4, 2007), Hardcover, 287 pages
CDO and Structured FinanceCollateralized Debt Obligations & Structured Finance
by Janet M. Tavakoli, John Wiley & Sons, (August 2003), Hardcover, 356 pages
International Political Risk Management: Meeting the Needs of the Present, Anticipating the Challenges of the FutureInternational Political Risk Management: Meeting the Needs of the Present, Anticipating the Challenges of the Future
by Theodore H. Moran (Editor), Gerald T. West (Editor), Keith Martin (Editor)
World Bank Publications, (October 19, 2007), Paperback, 296 pages

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