Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

the long version

Comprehensive and easy-to-follow, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations gives you all you need to know to participate in the dynamic CMO market. Author Dan Amerman, widely praised for his ability to make complex investment topics readily understandable, covers virtually every aspect of CMOs, from the meanings of average lives and payment windows to the use of static spread analysis and the characteristics of IO inverse floaters. Collateralized Mortgage Obligations shows you how to quickly distinguish the risk-reduced mortgage derivatives that comprise most of the market from the minority of tranches that are subject to precipitous price swings. Organized in five easy-to-follow sections, including a glossary of CMO terms and a guide to the risks and returns of the numerous types of CMO tranches, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations bridges the gap that separates mortgage derivatives from other securities.