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What is measured by implied default correlations in credit products?

  1. The likelihood of default events in isolation

  2. The relationship between defaults across different tranches

  3. The individual performance of a single asset

  4. The market volatility of credit securities

The correct answer is: The relationship between defaults across different tranches

Implied default correlations specifically measure the relationship between default events across different tranches of credit products, such as collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) or other structured finance instruments. Understanding this correlation is crucial for assessing how the default of one asset may influence defaults in others within a related set or structure. This relationship can provide insights into systemic risk within a portfolio, indicating how clustered or independent defaults could be. If defaults are highly correlated, a downturn impacting one asset could potentially impact many others, signaling a higher systemic risk in that particular credit product. By contrast, individual asset performance and market volatility are assessed through different methodologies, focusing on either the standalone creditworthiness of a particular asset or fluctuations in market prices rather than the interconnectedness of multiple assets' default probabilities.