Essays about: "Interest Rate Swaps"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 essays containing the words Interest Rate Swaps.
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6. Swaptions from a Clearinghouse perspective : Hedging swaptions, an option on interest rate swaps, using compression
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysikAbstract : With the increasing popularity of interest rate swaps the need to understandswaptions, an option of an interest rate swap, is of great importance. A swap-tion can be used in both speculative purposes and to hedge against changesin interest rates. The most important thing to understand is the pricing for-mula. READ MORE
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7. Pricing of Embedded Options: Implementing Stochastic Interest Rates & Stochastic Spread
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Given the current market climate, in an era of negative interest-rates, the Hull-White model has regained popularity in the eyes of investors. This thesis aims to extend this model to incorporate credit risk, to allow the modelling of credit derivatives such as diff swaps, defaultable corporate bonds and credit default swaps. READ MORE
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8. Risk Measurement and Performance Attribution for IRS Portfolios Using a Generalized Optimization Method for Term Structure Estimation
University essay from Linköpings universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : With the substantial size of the interest rate markets, the importance of accurate pricing, risk measurement and performance attribution can not be understated. However, the models used on the markets often have underlying issues with capturing the market's fundamental behavior. READ MORE
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9. Swap Book Hedging using Stochastic Optimisation with Realistic Risk Factors
University essay from Linköpings universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : Market makers such as large banks are exposed to market risk in fixed income by acting as a counterparty for customers that enter swap contracts. This master thesis addresses the problem of creating a cost-effective hedge for a realistic swap book of a market maker in a multiple yield curve setting. READ MORE
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10. To Hedge or not to Hedge: An Empirical Analysis on the Determinants of Corporate Interest Rate Risk Management
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Two theories explain why company size and leverage affect interest rate hedging: Economies of scale of derivatives usage and expected costs of financial distress. We test whether these determinants affect corporates in the decision to hedge interest rate risk with derivatives. READ MORE
