Currency swaps are:
A. rarely used.
B. commonly used to manage interest rate risk.
C. executed by two parties making a series of interest rate payments in the same currency.
An analyst stated that, in the typical currency swap, principal amounts are exchanged at both the beginning and end of the swap and interest payments are not netted during the life of the swap. Is the analyst correct with respect to: principal amounts? interest payment?
A. No, No
B. No, Yes
C. Yes, No
D. Yes, Yes
A European company issues a five-year euro-denominated bond with a face value of EUR50,000,000. The company then enters into a five-year currency swap with a bank to convert the EUR exposure into USD exposure. The notional principals of the swap are EUR50,000,000 and USD70,000,000. The European company pays a fixed rate of 5%, and the bank pays a fixed rate of 4.5%. Payments are made semiannually on a basis of 30 days per month and 360 days per year. The payment from the bank to the company at the end of Year 4 is closest to:
A. EUR1,250,000.
B. USD1,750,000.
C. EUR1,125,000.
A U.S.-based company wishes to borrow R$434,525,000 to fund an expansion of its operations in Brazil. Based on an exchange rate of R$1.7381 per US$, the company borrows US$250,000,000 in the United States and enters into a currency swap with a dealer. The interest rates are 6.5% on US dollars and 10.7% on Brazilian real. Payments are made every 180 days. Based on a 360-day year, the periodic 180-day payments made by the U.S. company and the dealer, respectively, are closest to:
A. U.Company: pays US$5,250,000. Dealer: none
B. U.Company: pays R$23,247,088. Dealer: pays US$8,125,000
C. U.Company: receives R$434,525,000. Dealer: receives US$250,000,000