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CDO

British

abbreviation

collateralized debt obligation

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During a client pitch, a trader illustrating the risk of collateralized debt obligations unveils a Jenga tower that represents the mortgage bonds stuffed inside a CDO.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

The surviving claims cover 13 certificates that Commerzbank bought from Barrington II CDO Ltd, but only as to whether BNY Mellon acted as a "prudent person" following borrower defaults.

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

“We are unbelievably proud to partner with CBS Sports and the NFL to bring Nick’s personality and unique visual sensibility to the Super Bowl,” Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon CDO Brian Robbins said in a statement.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023

The CDO want to do something about this.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

That Sunday afternoon of January 28, at The Gun Store in Las Vegas, it wasn’t hard to spot the Bear Stearns CDO salesmen.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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