Structured Credit Trading

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Lehman Brothers Structured Credit Trading (SCT) is the industry-leading business unit focusing on credit derivatives, structured products and collateralized debt obligations globally. SCT is fully integrated into the preeminent franchise of Lehman Brothers' global credit business. SCT provides derivative instruments, customized investment products, structured finance advice and innovative solutions for credit market participants that complement the client's overall investment strategies and objectives. By linking SCT to the cash credit businesses, clients benefit from the full capabilities of Lehman Brothers credit business franchise, from global origination, market making, award-winning credit research and strategy specialists, and global distribution.

SCT operates across all global credit markets: U.S. Corporate, Preferred Stock, U.S. High Yield Bond and Loan Markets, Emerging Markets, Euro-Credit Markets and Asian Markets. SCT operates globally with over 150 professionals based in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Mumbai.
Credit Derivative and CDO
Notional Amount Outstandings (in billions)
  Year Credit
Derivatives1
CDOs2  
  2000   $1,522   $352  
  2001   $1,971     $413    
  2002   $2,192     $447    
  2003   $3,548     $483    
  2004   $8,422     $550    
  2005   $17,300     $737    
  2006   $34,422     $1,591    
  2007    $45,4643     $2,008     
1. Source: BBA, CCO, ISDA,
    Lehman Brothers
2. Source: Lehman Brothers
3. As of June 30, 2007
   
  Lehman Brothers SCT Product Capabilities
Client Need: Client Exposure Pooled Risk Transfer Capital Efficiency Strategic
  Potential Solutions     Credit Spread Products

Default Products

Yield Enhancement Structures

Custom Security/
Alternative Investments
    Index Derivatives

Basket Structures

Portfolio Credit Derivatives
    Principal Protected/
Defeasance Structures

BIS Efficiency Structures

Defeasance Structures
    Monetizing liquid Assets

Balance Sheet Efficienty

Accounting and Tax Advisory
 
SCT products can be used to achieve a variety of client objectives, including:
Duration Management
Perpetual Asset Swaps
Synthetic Zero-to-Full Bonds
Credit Risk Management
Credit Spread Options
Default Swaps
Capital Efficiency
Default Basket Notes
Principal Guaranteed Trusts
Portfolio Default Swaps
Yield Enhancement
Callable Asset Swaps
Digital Default Swaps
Leveraged Investments
Double Up Asset Swaps
Benchmark Outperformance
Index Derivatives
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