Structured finance addresses the complex financing needs that traditional financial products cannot meet. Targeted at large institutions and corporations, it involves securitization to form elaborate financial instruments like CDOs and CDSs. Gaining traction since the 1980s, structured finance enables companies to manage risk and enhance market growth. Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), credit default swaps (CDSs), synthetic financial instruments, collateralized bond obligations (CBOs), and syndicated loans are all examples of structured finance instruments.