What is the value of this interest rate swap for you? Use the data in Table 1. Please show your calculations. Discuss your result.

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You work at the interest rates swaps trading desk of an investment bank. Exactly three years ago you entered into an interest rate swap with a client with a notional of £200 million. The client is paying a fixed rate of 4% with semi-annual frequency and receiving the floating rate LIBOR with semi-annual frequency. The interest rate swap had a maturity of six years when it was initiated. Today is payment day and you have already exchanged the cash-flows for today. What is the value of this interest rate swap for you? Use the data in Table 1. Please show your calculations. Discuss your result.

 

 

You observe the following market for zero-rates. Rates are continuously compounded.
Zero rate
0.20%
1.40%
2.50%
3.50%
4.40%
5.20%
5.90%
6.50%
7.00%
7.40%
7.70%
7.90%
Maturity (years)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
Table 1
Transcribed Image Text:You observe the following market for zero-rates. Rates are continuously compounded. Zero rate 0.20% 1.40% 2.50% 3.50% 4.40% 5.20% 5.90% 6.50% 7.00% 7.40% 7.70% 7.90% Maturity (years) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 Table 1
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