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Where Did All The Money Go?

Chapter 8: Securitization, Derivatives, and Leverage

George H. Blackford © 2009

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Chapter 8: Securitization, Derivatives, and Leverage explains the way in which income streams are securitized, the nature of financial derivatives, and the way in which financial derivatives increase leverage and, hence, in the absence of an exchange or clearinghouse, increase instability in the financial system.

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