Banks Take Big Correlation Hits
Banks, notably in Asia, have been stung by recent high correlation between debt and equity, with collective losses in the billions of dollars as traders’ hedging strategies didn’t offset the huge risks on their books generated by structured product sales. The retail market had been loading up on investments that lost money for dealers when correlation spiked.
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