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The ABX has some major flaws. It represents only a small number of securities and the tranches underlying the indices account for a minuscule 14% of the principal value.
Now, The Economist tells us, Markit, the king of credit indices is casting doubt on its own products. About time.
The indices are undoubtedly useful, but some people think banks are putting too much emphasis on them. They capture only a narrow slice of the market: the ABX references 20 securities, for instance […
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9 March, 2008| Economy |
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