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MDX Swap Life Cycle

Explore our MDX Trade Example document for a detailed walkthrough of the MDX swap life cycle, including calculations and operational insights to simplify onboarding.

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MDX Trading Protocols

In this article, we discuss the emerging trading protocols and infrastructure for trading, processing and clearing MDX Swaps along with the benefits that accrue through this collective approach.

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MDX & CDX

Discover how MDX builds on CDX's design to address credit differences between corporate and mortgage borrowers, and its potential benefits for mortgage and cross-asset markets.

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Former Policymaker Discusses MDX

MDX swap pricing can play an important role in housing and mortgage public policy. To provide a perspective on its potential value, we asked former regulator Ed Golding to share his views.

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Dynamic Hedging

MDX swaps hedge diverse mortgage credits, correlating with the performance of various mortgage instruments.

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Positioning MDX Swaps

MDX swaps are intended to be a derivative complement to mortgage credit products and portfolio management.

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MDX is for Everyone

MDX swap pricing is patterned on plain vanilla swaps consisting solely of fixed coupon payments and floating Credit Event write-down amounts.

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Pricing MDX - Now Underway

MDX indices and MDX swaps have uses for everyone who has or seeks exposure to changes in household balance sheet health in the US.

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