问题如下:
A fixed-income investor is considering investing in an asset-backed security (ABS) that has the following structure.
If the assets in the pool are worth USD 450 million, what amount of losses will cause the investor to begin to lose money if he invested in the senior tranche?
选项:
A. USD
200 million
B. USD
190 million
C. USD
100 million
D. USD
90 million
解释:
ANSWER: A
This is the sum of the value of the lower tranches, or $190 million plus the overcollateralization, which is $10 million.
原本价值450的各种bond,打包成为一个ABS只卖440,未来现金流情况不变的情况下,这样ABS的yield比原bond的yield高了,是为了重新打包成ABS的各种fee。是由于这个原因所以打包成为ABS便宜了吗?