Collateralized Debt Obligation

CDO (Collateralized Debt Obligation)
A Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) is a type of structured financial product that pools together cash flow-generating assets and repackages this asset pool into discrete tranches that can be sold to investors.
Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO)
A Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO) is a type of structured security backed by a diversified pool of high-yield bond issuances. CBOs are a subset of Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs), designed to earn investors returns based on the performance of the underlying bond collateral.
Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO)
A Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO) is an investment-grade bond backed by a pool of variously rated bonds, including junk bonds. CBOs represent different degrees of credit quality rather than different maturities.
Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO)
A CDO is a structured finance instrument consisting of a bond or note backed by a pool of fixed-income assets, with varying levels of credit risk allocated to different tranches.
Credit Derivative
A financial instrument where the payoff is linked to the credit rating or payment performance of the underlying asset, involving various structures such as unfunded and funded derivatives.

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