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• SUPER FLOATER
  
  Floating rate CMO tranches that have coupon rates that are determined by formulas such that the interest rate paid is a multiple of an underlying rate minus a stated spread. For example, a superfloater may pay interest at the rate of 3 times 1-month LIBOR minus 16 percent. In this example, if 1-month LIBOR is 5 percent, then the coupon rate for this super floater might be a negative 1 percent. However, to prevent the possibility of negative interest rates, super floaters often have floors. Super floaters are more desirable in high or rising rate environments.
  
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