Incredible Inc., a manufacturer of children’s toys, enters into a two-year plain vanilla interest rate swap, in which the corporation will receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate of LIBOR. The notional amount on this swap is $75 million. Swap payments will be netted every 180 days, and the LIBOR requires the assumption of a 360-day year. The term structure of LIBOR on the swap initiation date is as follows: Days Rate (%) 180 3.50 360 3.55 540 3.60 720 3.70 What is the fixed rate determined on the swap initiation date?

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Question 1. Plain Vanilla Interest Rate Swap

Incredible Inc., a manufacturer of children’s toys, enters into a two-year plain vanilla interest rate swap, in which the corporation will receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate of LIBOR. The notional amount on this swap is $75 million. Swap payments will be netted every 180 days, and the LIBOR requires the assumption of a 360-day year. The term structure of LIBOR on the swap initiation date is as follows:

Days

Rate (%)

180

3.50

360

3.55

540

3.60

720

3.70

 

  1. What is the fixed rate determined on the swap initiation date?
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