Payout on a swaption: During the height of COVID crisis, the 10-yr Treasury bond was yielding 0.70% and the 10-yr swap rate was at 0.90%. Despite all the inflation warnings, you took the view that the 10-yr swap rate cannot possibly go above 1.50% and, therefore, you sold a 12-month swaption on a 10-yr 1.50% Payer Swap on a notional of $100mln. Today, the swaption expires, and it turns out you were wrong. The 10-yr swap rate is quoted at 1.78%. Roughly what cash settlement will you have to make to the buyer of the swaption?

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Payout on a swaption: During the height of COVID crisis, the 10-yr Treasury bond
was yielding 0.70% and the 10-yr swap rate was at 0.90%. Despite all the inflation
warnings, you took the view that the 10-yr swap rate cannot possibly go above
1.50% and, therefore, you sold a 12-month swaption on a 10-yr 1.50% Payer Swap
on a notional of $100mln.
Today, the swaption expires, and it turns out you were wrong. The 10-yr swap rate is
quoted at 1.78%.
Roughly what cash settlement will you have to make to the buyer of the swaption?
$2.54mln
$1.33mln
$8.00mln
O $4.13mln
$6.34mln
Transcribed Image Text:Payout on a swaption: During the height of COVID crisis, the 10-yr Treasury bond was yielding 0.70% and the 10-yr swap rate was at 0.90%. Despite all the inflation warnings, you took the view that the 10-yr swap rate cannot possibly go above 1.50% and, therefore, you sold a 12-month swaption on a 10-yr 1.50% Payer Swap on a notional of $100mln. Today, the swaption expires, and it turns out you were wrong. The 10-yr swap rate is quoted at 1.78%. Roughly what cash settlement will you have to make to the buyer of the swaption? $2.54mln $1.33mln $8.00mln O $4.13mln $6.34mln
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