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What is a CDO?

Posted by Norb Vonnegut on 4/13/10 • Categorized as Tools

This video from American Public Media is the best explanation of Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDOs”) I have ever seen. It lasts six minutes. If you have any questions about the roots of our financial crisis, watch this video.

Crisis explainer: Uncorking CDOs from Marketplace on Vimeo.

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4 Responses to “What is a CDO?”

1. Norb Vonnegut: Goldman Sachs and the Tourre de Toxic says:

   April 19, 2010 at 6:25 pm

   [...] seen the news? The SEC accused Goldman Sachs of fraud, alleging it misrepresented an Abacus CDO. Banks lost $1 billion on the trade. And John Paulson, one of the gods of Greenwich, pocketed that [...]
2. Norb Vonnegut: Goldman Sachs and the Tourre de Toxic | Gabbur says:

   April 19, 2010 at 6:32 pm

   [...] seen the news? The SEC accused Goldman Sachs of fraud, alleging it misrepresented an Abacus CDO. Banks lost $1 billion on the trade. And John Paulson, one of the gods of Greenwich, pocketed that [...]
3. Norb Vonnegut: Goldman Sachs and the Tourre de Toxic | Blog All Over The World.com says:

   April 19, 2010 at 6:33 pm

   [...] hasn't seen the news? The SEC accused Goldman Sachs of fraud, alleging it misrepresented an Abacus CDO. Banks lost $1 billion on the trade. And John Paulson, one of the gods of Greenwich, pocketed that [...]
4. Norb Vonnegut: Goldman Sachs and the Tourre de Toxic | Best Breaking News says:

   April 19, 2010 at 6:36 pm

   [...] seen the news? The SEC accused Goldman Sachs of fraud, alleging it misrepresented an Abacus CDO. Banks lost $1 billion on the trade. And John Paulson, one of the gods of Greenwich, pocketed that [...]

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