Consider the same 3-year swap. Suppose you are a dealer who is paying the fixed oil price and receiving the floating price. Suppose that you enter into the swap and immediately thereafter all interest...

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Consider the same 3-year swap. Suppose you are a dealer who is paying the fixed oil price and receiving the floating price. Suppose that you enter into the swap and immediately thereafter all interest rates rise 50 basis points (oil forward prices are unchanged). What happens to the value of your swap position? What if interest rates fall 50 basis points? What hedging instrument would have protected you against interest rate risk in this position?




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David answered on Dec 25 2021
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A swap is financial derivative contract between counter-parties to exchange cash flows at specified
future time and date, as per specified contractual agreement. Swap contract is equivalent to forward
contract’s portfolio, each with a different maturity dates with the same forward price each time. Swap
price is the present values of future expected price, so that price risk is hedged.
Case 1: An increase by 50 basis points in interest rates, then considering the following information:
1st year forward price $20 and interest rate 1.065
2nd year forward price $21 and interest rate 1.07
3rd year...
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