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Delta
The sensitivity of a derivative to changes in the reference price. In synthetic CDO and index tranches, the sensitivity of the tranche to changes in the spread of the underlying names. In credit swaptions, the sensitivity of the option to changes in the spread of the underlying credit default swap.
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