Definition

The financial magic trick of bundling your messy loans into shiny securities and selling them to investors who definitely won't regret it. It's basically alchemy, except regulated and prone to spectacular failure.

Example Usage

The bank decided to securitise their mortgage portfolio, converting illiquid assets into tradeable securities faster than you can say '2008 financial crisis.'

Source: Financial industry terminology, Investopedia

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