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Economic Commentary

Derivative Mechanics: The CMO

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The current interest in financial derivatives sometimes appears to be driven by the same tastes that support police and doctor dramas on television: many crashes and a lot of blood. Though undeniably exciting, such shows do not teach you how to drive safely or how to administer first aid. Likewise, a concentration on the blowups of financial derivatives slights the more basic information needed for policy decisions or corporate risk management.

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Haubrich, Joseph G. 1995. “Derivative Mechanics: The CMO.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 9/1/1995.

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