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Bespoke CDO or bespoke tranche

A synthetic CDO in which the investor chooses the names in the reference portfolio, the attachment and detachment points, and other details. The term bespoke is sometimes used to contrast single tranche CDOs with full capital structure deals. More commonly, the term is used to distinguish synthetic CDO tranches from index tranches which use standard portfolios.