Collateralised debt obligation

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Collateralised debt obligation — three words which taken separately seem harmless and rather nice, but when put together convoke Satan and all his hellish angels of leverage. when bundled together and sliced up, make a CDO squared which really is the stuff of nightmares.

See also

• Credit derivatives
• Financial WMD