Chap 7
- 2. Nature of Swaps A swap is an agreement to exchange cash flows at specified future times according to certain specified rules
- 3. An Example of a “Plain Vanilla” Interest Rate Swap An agreement by Microsoft to receive 6-month LIBOR & pay a fixed rate of 5% per annum every 6 months for 3 years on a notional principal of $100 million Next slide illustrates cash flows
- 4. Cash Flows to Microsoft (See Table 7.1, page 151) ---------Millions of Dollars--------- LIBOR FLOATING FIXED Net Date Rate Cash Flow Cash Flow Cash Flow Mar.5, 2004 4.2% Sept. 5, 2004 4.8% +2.10 – 2.50 – 0.40 Mar.5, 2005 5.3% +2.40 – 2.50 – 0.10 Sept. 5, 2005 5.5% +2.65 – 2.50 +0.15 Mar.5, 2006 5.6% +2.75 – 2.50 +0.25 Sept. 5, 2006 5.9% +2.80 – 2.50 +0.30 Mar.5, 2007 6.4% +2.95 – 2.50 +0.45
- 5. Typical Uses of an Interest Rate Swap Converting a liability from fixed rate to floating rate floating rate to fixed rate Converting an investment from fixed rate to floating rate floating rate to fixed rate
- 6. Intel and Microsoft (MS) Transform a Liability (Figure 7.2, page 152) Intel MS LIBOR 5% LIBOR+0.1% 5.2%
- 7. Financial Institution is Involved (Figure 7.4, page 153) F.I. LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR+0.1% 4.985% 5.015% 5.2% Intel MS
- 8. Intel and Microsoft (MS) Transform an Asset (Figure 7.3, page 153) Intel MS LIBOR 5% LIBOR-0.2% 4.7%
- 9. Financial Institution is Involved (See Figure 7.5, page 154) Intel F.I. MS LIBOR LIBOR 4.7% 5.015% 4.985% LIBOR-0.2%
- 10. Quotes By a Swap Market Maker (Table 7.3, page 155) 6.850 6.87 6.83 10 years 6.665 6.68 6.65 7 years 6.490 6.51 6.47 5 years 6.370 6.39 6.35 4 years 6.225 6.24 6.21 3 years 6.045 6.06 6.03 2 years Swap Rate (%) Offer (%) Bid (%) Maturity
- 11. The Comparative Advantage Argument (Table 7.4, page 157) AAACorp wants to borrow floating BBBCorp wants to borrow fixed Fixed Floating AAACorp 4.0% 6-month LIBOR + 0.30% BBBCorp 5.20% 6-month LIBOR + 1.00%
- 12. The Swap (Figure 7.6, page 158) AAACorp BBBCorp LIBOR LIBOR+1% 3.95% 4%
- 13. The Swap when a Financial Institution is Involved (Figure 7.7, page 158) AAACorp F.I. BBBCorp 4% LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR+1% 3.93% 3.97%
- 14. Criticism of the Comparative Advantage Argument The 4.0% and 5.2% rates available to AAACorp and BBBCorp in fixed rate markets are 5-year rates The LIBOR+0.3% and LIBOR+1% rates available in the floating rate market are six-month rates BBBCorp’s fixed rate depends on the spread above LIBOR it borrows at in the future
- 15. The Nature of Swap Rates Six-month LIBOR is a short-term AA borrowing rate The 5-year swap rate has a risk corresponding to the situation where 10 six-month loans are made to AA borrowers at LIBOR This is because the lender can enter into a swap where income from the LIBOR loans is exchanged for the 5-year swap rate
- 16. Using Swap Rates to Bootstrap the LIBOR/Swap Zero Curve Consider a new swap where the fixed rate is the swap rate When principals are added to both sides on the final payment date the swap is the exchange of a fixed rate bond for a floating rate bond The floating-rate rate bond is worth par. The swap is worth zero. The fixed-rate bond must therefore also be worth par This shows that swap rates define par yield bonds that can be used to bootstrap the LIBOR (or LIBOR/swap) zero curve
- 17. Valuation of an Interest Rate Swap that is not New Interest rate swaps can be valued as the difference between the value of a fixed-rate bond and the value of a floating-rate bond Alternatively, they can be valued as a portfolio of forward rate agreements (FRAs)
- 18. Valuation in Terms of Bonds The fixed rate bond is valued in the usual way The floating rate bond is valued by noting that it is worth par immediately after the next payment date
- 19. Valuation in Terms of FRAs Each exchange of payments in an interest rate swap is an FRA The FRAs can be valued on the assumption that today’s forward rates are realized
- 20. An Example of a Currency Swap An agreement to pay 11% on a sterling principal of £10,000,000 & receive 8% on a US$ principal of $15,000,000 every year for 5 years
- 21. Exchange of Principal In an interest rate swap the principal is not exchanged In a currency swap the principal is usually exchanged at the beginning and the end of the swap’s life
- 22. The Cash Flows (Table 7.7, page 166) Year Dollars Pounds $ ------millions------ 2004 – 15.00 +10.00 2005 +0.60 – 0.70 2006 +0.60 – 0.70 2007 +0.60 – 0.70 2008 +0.60 – 0.70 2009 +15.60 − 10.70 £
- 23. Typical Uses of a Currency Swap Conversion from a liability in one currency to a liability in another currency Conversion from an investment in one currency to an investment in another currency
- 24. Comparative Advantage Arguments for Currency Swaps (Table 7.8, page 167) General Motors wants to borrow AUD Qantas wants to borrow USD USD AUD General Motors 5.0% 12.6% Qantas 7.0% 13.0%
- 25. Valuation of Currency Swaps Like interest rate swaps, currency swaps can be valued either as the difference between 2 bonds or as a portfolio of forward contracts
- 26. Swaps & Forwards A swap can be regarded as a convenient way of packaging forward contracts The “plain vanilla” interest rate swap in our example (slide 7.4) consisted of 6 FRAs The “fixed for fixed” currency swap in our example (slide 7.22) consisted of a cash transaction & 5 forward contracts
- 27. Swaps & Forwards (continued) The value of the swap is the sum of the values of the forward contracts underlying the swap Swaps are normally “at the money” initially This means that it costs nothing to enter into a swap It does not mean that each forward contract underlying a swap is “at the money” initially
- 28. Credit Risk A swap is worth zero to a company initially At a future time its value is liable to be either positive or negative The company has credit risk exposure only when its value is positive
- 29. Other Types of Swaps Floating-for-floating interest rate swaps, amortizing swaps, step up swaps, forward swaps, constant maturity swaps, compounding swaps, LIBOR-in-arrears swaps, accrual swaps, diff swaps, cross currency interest rate swaps, equity swaps, extendable swaps, puttable swaps, swaptions, commodity swaps, volatility swaps……..