The super senior tranches did have some attractions for banks.

对银行来说，顶级抵押债权凭证的确有吸引力。

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That made it harder to find buyers for the super senior tranches and forced many banks to keep them on their own books instead.

这样一来，顶级抵押债权凭证就变得无人问津，只得由银行自己持有。

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According to CreditSights, a research firm, the loss of value in these so-called super senior credit-default swaps (CDSs), as well as the company's operating businesses, was no worse than expected.

一家研究机构CreditSights认为，该公司在那些所谓超级高端的信用违约掉期(CDSs)上的账面损失，以及其主营业务的亏损并没有超出预计。

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That made it harder to find buyers for the super senior tranches and forced many banks to keep them on their own books instead.

ECONOMIST: Risk management

The super senior tranches did have some attractions for banks.

ECONOMIST: Risk management

Many banks cut the value of their super-senior CDO holdings to around 80% of face value at the end of the third quarter, according to one market participant.

ECONOMIST: If so, who is the Titanic?