Big Short Presentation - Tulane Template
Big Short Presentation - Tulane Template
Big Short Presentation - Tulane Template
“Mark Baum”/Steve
Eisman
• Subprime
• Option ARM
• Teaser Rate
• Stated Income Stated Assets
• No Money Down
• Silent Seconds
− HELOCS
16000
14000
12000
10000
November 1, 2007
8000
6000
13,371
4000 March
2000 9, 2009
0
6,547
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 131415 161718 19202122 232425262728 29 30 313233343536 37 383940414243 44 45464748 4950515253
Average = 3.79%/Year
11.8%
2.5%
(1) March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William
Sound spilling +32 million gallons of oil.
3) CDS Pricing
(a) AAA – 20 bps/year
(b) AA – 50 bps/year
(c) BBB – 200 bps/year; exposed if underlying pools lost 7% of value
(5) “Big Short” investors sought out portfolios with “Barbelled” FICO scores
(6) July 17, 2007 $1.6 Billion in AAA rated CDOs controlled by Bear Stearns funds declared to
be worthless
(8) “Dude You Owe Me $1.2 billion” Deutsche Bank/Morgan Stanley dispute as to value
AAA tranches of CDOs.
(9) Mid 2007, International Monetary Fund estimates losses on US originated subprime
mortgages at one trillion dollars ($1,000,000,000,000.00).