SWAPS and IRS

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SWAPS

Single Currency Swaps

  • INR Swaps
  • USD Swaps

Multi Currency Swaps

  • USD/INR Swaps
  • EUR/USD Swaps


IRS

IRS is an agreement between two counterparties to exchange interest
payments on specified dates over a specified period

Typically there are 2 variations in Single Currency Swaps


  • Fixed to Floating (From Market Maker’s Perspective)
  • Floating to Fixed (From Market Maker’s Perspective)


Overnight Index Swaps (OIS)

A Typical OIS deal :

  • Bank A wants to pay fixed rates and receive floating overnight rates

  • Bank B wants to pay floating rate overnight rate and receive fixed rates

  • A notional principal is agreed upon

  • Start dates and maturity dates are fixed

  • The fixed rate (to be paid by Bank A to Bank B) is agreed upon

  • The two cash flows (fixed and floating) are netted and settled at maturity / settlement date


Currency Swap

Currency Swap is a contract between two parties to exchange a set of Interest and Principal cash flows in two different currencies on pre set dates.

Three types

  • Principal + Interest Swap

  • Principal Only Swap (POS)

  • Interest Only Swap
 
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