"Collateralized Debt Obligations defines and describes many of the current products in the CDO arena - cash flow CDOs, market value CDOs, synthetic CDOs - and explains how to evaluate each of them. Whether you're an investment manager or institutional investor, with this book as your guide you'll learn how to analyze the risks associated with different types of CDOs, create and manage a portfolio of CDOs, and assess trading opportunities in the secondary market."--BOOK JACKET.