Journal of Financial Econometrics Advance Access originally published online on December 9, 2008
Journal of Financial Econometrics 2009 7(1):12-29; doi:10.1093/jjfinec/nbn019
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A Short Introduction to Correlation Markets
Address correspondence to Pierre Collin-Dufresne, Carson Family Professor of Finance, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 USA, or e-mail: pc2415{at}columbia.edu.
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This short note gives a short overview of correlation markets and was prepared for the "Roundtable Discussion on Default Risk Correlation Models" given at the inaugural SoFiE-Conference in June 2008.
KEYWORDS: CDO, copula, correlation, credit derivatives, implied correlation, synthetic CDO, tranches
Received October 24, 2008; revised October 24, 2008; accepted October 27, 2008