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Overview

This course looks at interest rate swaps in detail. First, swaps in general are introduced, then we will be looking at the structure of the most common type of interest rate swap - the fixed or floating interest rate swap. We will also consider a variety of different structures, pricing and valuation, and applications - both risk management and speculative.

This course contains 20 lectures within 5 sections:

  • Introduction to Interest Rate Swaps
  • Risk Management of Floating Rate Liabilities
  • OTC Clearinghouses
  • Swap Pricing and Valuation
  • Risk Management with Interest Rate Swaps

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, you will be able to...

  • Understand pricing interest rate swaps
  • Discuss the applications of interest rate swaps
  • Explain the features and functions of OTC clearinghouses and how they work
  • Evaluate the various risk concerns with interest rate swaps and solutions for risk management

 Target Audience

  • Relationship managers (0-5 years) in commercial, corporate and investment banking.
  • Analysts and associates in commercial, corporate and investment banking.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to Swaps

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    2. Introduction to Swaps (Slides)

    3. Interest Rate Swap Basics

    4. Interest Rate Swap Basics (Slides)

    5. Interest Rate Swap Contract Features

    6. Interest Rate Swap Contract Features (Slides)

    1. Fixed for Floating Interest Rate Swaps

    2. Fixed for Floating Interest Rate Swaps (Slides)

    3. Periodic Settlement Payments on Interest Rate Swaps

    4. Periodic Settlement Payments on Interest Rate Swaps (Slides)

    5. Hedging Cash Flow Uncertainty with Interest Rate Swaps

    6. Hedging Cash Flow Uncertainty with Interest Rate Swaps (Slides)

    7. Net Interest Cost of a Synthetic Fixed Coupon Bond

    8. Net Interest Cost of a Synthetic Fixed Coupon Bond (Slides)

    1. OTC Clearinghouses

    2. OTC Clearinghouses (Slides)

    3. Cleared Swaps Versus OTC Swaps Ex-Clearinghouse

    4. Cleared Swaps Versus OTC Swaps Ex-Clearinghouse (Slides)

    5. Functioning of OTC Clearinghouses

    6. Functioning of OTC Clearinghouses (Slides)

    1. Terminating a Swap Before Maturity

    2. Terminating a Swap Before Maturity (Slides)

    3. Interest Rate Swap Pricing

    4. Interest Rate Swap Pricing (Slides)

    5. Pricing Fixed for Floating Interest Rate Swaps

    6. Pricing Fixed for Floating Interest Rate Swaps (Slides)

    7. Valuing Swaps, Hedging Cash Flow Uncertainty

    8. Valuing Swaps, Hedging Cash Flow Uncertainty (Slides)

    1. Managing the Cash Flow Risk of Fixed and Floating Rate Assets

    2. Managing the Cash Flow Risk of Fixed and Floating Rate Assets (Slides)

    3. Basis Swaps (Fixed Versus Floating Swaps)

    4. Basis Swaps (Fixed Versus Floating Swaps) (Slides)

    5. Capital Market Equivalents for the Fixed and Floating Rate Payers

    6. Capital Market Equivalents for the Fixed and Floating Rate Payers (Slides)

    7. Value Hedging, Asset Swaps

    8. Value Hedging, Asset Swaps (Slides)

    9. Variations in the Structure of Interest Rate Swaps

    10. Variations in the Structure of Interest Rate Swaps (Slides)

    11. Structuring and Pricing Basis Swaps

    12. Structuring and Pricing Basis Swaps (Slides)

About this course

  • $49.95
  • 40 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content