The Structured Credit Handbook

?Finally, a clearly written and comprehensive road map of the world of structured credit! The Structured Credit Handbook incisively analyzes the entire spectrum of structured credit products, from single name CDS to CDOs. Well-suited for students and practitioners alike, this book provides a unique, practical framework for understanding this complex and rapidly changing field. This book is destined to become a fixture in trading rooms, investment departments, and classrooms around the world.??Ian Lui, Chief Investment Officer and Christopher Ni, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Shin Kong Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

GLEN MCDERMOTT, JD, is a Director in the Structured Credit Sales Group at Citigroup Global Markets. Previously, McDermott was a highly ranked research analyst and global head of CDO Research and Strategy at Citigroup for five years (2000–2005). Prior to joining Citigroup, McDermott worked for six years (1994–2000) at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services where he analyzed many structured finance asset classes. McDermott’s work has been published in numerous scholarly journals, and he is also a contributor to the Salomon Smith Barney Guide to Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities.

RATUL ROY is Head of CDO Strategy for Citigroup Global Markets. Before taking on his current role in 2005, Roy was head of European CDO Strategy—a position he occupied in 2003 after spending the prior seven years in structuring or analyzing CDOs and other structured credit products. This included positions in UBS Capital Markets (1995–1997), Chase Manhattan Bank (1997–1999), Standard & Poor’s (1999–2000), and finally, as a cash CDO structurer in Citigroup’s London office (2000–2003). Roy holds a PhD in chemical engineering from Cambridge University, England.