问题如下:
Consider the following information about an interest rate swap: two-year term, semiannual payment, fixed rate=6%, floating rate=LIBOR+50 basis points, notional USD 10 million. Calculate the net coupon exchange for the first period if LIBOR is 5% at the beginning of the period and 5.5% at the end of the period.
选项:
A.Fixed-rate payer pays USD 0.
B.Fixed-rate payer pays USD 25,000.
C.Fixed-rate payer pays USD 50,000.
D.Fixed-rate payer receives USD 25,000.
解释:
ANSWER: B
The floating leg uses LIBOR at the beginning of the period, plus 50bp, or 5.5%. The payment is given by $10,000,000 × (0.06-0.055) × 0.5=25,000.
是不是固定换浮动的swap也是起初决定期末的利率?
那第一期期末的Libor就是决定第二期settle的?