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Stampede Capital Management has entered into a currency swap with Polar Investments in which Stampede pays 3.5% per annum in euros and receives 2.8% per annum in dollars. Stampede pays a principal amount of $130 million to Polar, while Polar pays €100 million to Stampede at inception of the swap. The yield curve in both Germany and the United States isupward-sloping with the following interest rates:&1-year &2-yearGermany&4.00%&4.50%United States &2.00% &2.25%The swap will last for another two years and the current exchange rate is $1.33/€. What is the value of the currency swap to Stampede?

A. $0.21 million
B. $0.54 million
C. $1.06 million
D. $1.95 million

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Which of the following derivatives allows an investor to pay the return on a stock index and receive a fixed rate?

A. Equity swap
B. Stock warrant
C. Index futures contract

We considered a five-year, annual reset, 30/360 day count, Libor-based swap. The following table provides the present values per €1.Maturity (years) &Present Value Factors1 &0.9900992 &0.9778763 &0.9651364 &0.9515295 &0.937467Assume an annual reset Libor floating-rate bond trading at par. The fixed rate was previously found to be 1.2968%. Given these same data, the fixed interest rate in the EURO STOXX 50 equity swap is closest to:

A. 0.0%.
B. 1.1%.
C. 1.3%.

A portfolio manager enters into an equity swap with a swap dealer. The portfolio manager agrees to pay the return on the Value Index and receive the return on the Growth Index. The swap’s notional principal is $50 million, and the payments will be made semi-annually. The levels of the equity indices are as follows:Index& Level at Start of Swap& Level Six Months LaterValue Index & $5,460 & $5,350Growth Index & $1,190 & $1,200The net amount owed to the portfolio manager after six months is closest to:

A. $1,427,494.
B. $1,007,326.
C. $587,158.

When parties exchange fixed cash payments for payments that depend on the returns to a stock or a stock index, they are purchasing a(n):

A. equity swap.
B. index fund.
C. stock option.

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