Constructing an investment where an investor gets the same upside while the program limits the downside.
Overview of the Geithner Plan and the problem it is supposed to solve.
More on the Geithner Plan. The problem of banks buying the assets from themselves.
More exotic ways that a bank could buy transfer exposure to the taxpayer.
Constructing an investment where an investor gets the same upside while the program limits the downside.
A better way to solve the "liquidity" and "price discovery" problem.