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suppose you are structuring a cdo consisting of three bonds. each of the bonds has a probability of default of 10% over the next seven years and a recovery rate of 0.75. the coupon payment on each of the three bonds is 2% per year, compounded annually, but paid at the end of seven years. (assume that the recovery rates apply to the amounts received at the end of seven years for the principal and the compounded coupon.) suppose also that the underlying assets of the cdo consist of equal amounts invested in the three bonds, i.e., for a notional amount of $300 million, the amount invested in each bond would be $100 million. the cdo is split into two tranches, a senior tranche and an equity tranche