Traders bet commercial mortgages to follow subprime

Story date: 2007-10-30 01:54:00
Added on: 2007-10-30 15:00:36

Reuters - Hedge funds and other traders that have profited from huge drops in an index tied to home mortgage loans made to people with weak credit are now aiming at sister indexes based on loans for office buildings and hotels. That strategy challenges the view ...


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