NO.PZ2016082402000065
问题如下:
A bank entered into a three-year interest rate swap for a notional amount of USD 250 million, paying a fixed rate of 7.5% and receiving LIBOR annually. Just after the payment was made at the end of the first year, the continuously compounded spot one-year and two-year LIBOR rates are 8% and 8.5%, respectively. The value of the swap at that time is closest to
选项: USD
14 million
USD -6 million
C.USD -14 million
D.USD 6 million
解释:
ANSWER: D
This question differs from the previous one, which gave the swap rate. Here, we have the spot rates for maturities of one and two years. The coupon is 7.5. The net present value (NPV) of the payments is then Right after the reset, the value of the FRN is $250 million, leading to a gain of $6 million. This is a gain because the bank must pay a fixed rate but current rates are higher.
给定的spot one-year and two-year LIBOR rates are 8% and 8.5%,都是年化的利率对吧,所以折现的时候,t=3时用的是
e( −2×8.5%),我好像理解错了,我以为给的8.5%是两年的libor