Swap

Download or read book Valuation of Interest Rate Swaps and Swaptions written by Gerald W. Buetow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000-06-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the major innovations in the financial markets have been interest rate swaps and swapations, instruments which entail having an arrangement to barter differently structured payment flows for a particular period of time. These instruments have furnished portfolio and risk managers and corporate treasurers with a better tool for controlling interest rate risk. Valuation of Interest Rate Swaps and Swapations explains how interest rate swaps are valued and the factors that affect their value-an ideal way to manage interest or income payments. Various valuations approaches and models are covered, with special end-of-chapter questions and solutions included.