Well, as it turns out, there is a way to find out what the "Collateralized Debt Obligation" that people invested in should be worth, after plugging in a few numbers.
The problem, though, is that any good market maker will take that, say, "It's a reasonable guess, but are you BUYING at that price, or SELLING at that price?" And there is where the rubber meets the road: these are now sold in a market which is unsure enough to treat estimates as ceilings.
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