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Active loan trading

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  • Fabozzi, Frank J.
  • Klingler, Sven
  • Mølgaard, Pia
  • Nielsen, Mads Stenbo

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Using a novel dataset of leveraged loan trades executed by managers of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), we document the importance of “active loan trades” – trades executed at a manager’s discretion. More active trading increases the returns to CLO equity investors, lowers collateral portfolio default rates, and increases the manager’s chances of closing a new deal. Examining the observed loan trades, we find that more active CLOs trade at better prices than less active CLOs, selling leveraged loans earlier and before they get downgraded. Our findings suggest that more active CLOs are better at anticipating deteriorations in loan credit quality.

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  • Fabozzi, Frank J. & Klingler, Sven & Mølgaard, Pia & Nielsen, Mads Stenbo, 2021. "Active loan trading," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 46(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfinin:v:46:y:2021:i:c:s104295732030022x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfi.2020.100868
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    Keywords

    Active management; Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs); Market efficiency; Structured finance; Syndicated loans;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage

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