Suppose that you have entered into a 3-year swap contract with the Swap desk at swap out your New Zealand dollar debt into fixed-rate Swiss francs debt. It involves exchanging interest at 4.8% per annum on NZD 25 million for interest at 6.2% per annum on Swiss francs 20 million twice a year. Assume that 2 years have passed since you entered into the transaction. If the swap were negotiated today, the interest rates exchanged would be 5.2% per annum for NZD and 7% per annum for CHF. The current exchange rate is NZD1.15/CHF. What is the net present value of the swap to you? You can assume that the term structures of interest rates in both currencies are flat (i.e., interest rates will be onl

Suppose that you have entered into a 3-year swap contract with the Swap desk at swap out your New Zealand dollar debt into fixed-rate Swiss francs debt. It involves exchanging interest at 4.8% per annum on NZD 25 million for interest at 6.2% per annum on Swiss francs 20 million twice a year. Assume that 2 years have passed since you entered into the transaction. If the swap were negotiated today, the interest rates exchanged would be 5.2% per annum for NZD and 7% per annum for CHF. The current exchange rate is NZD1.15/CHF. What is the net present value of the swap to you? You can assume that the term structures of interest rates in both currencies are flat (i.e., interest rates will be onl

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Ganado's Cross-Currency Swap: SFr for US$. Ganado Corporation entered into a 3-year cross-currency interest rate swap to receive U.S. dollars and pay Swiss francs. Ganado, however, decided to unwind the swap after one year-thereby having two years left on the settlement costs of unwinding the swap after one year. Repeat the calculations for unwinding, but assume that the following rates now apply: . ..... The notional principal in Swiss francs is SFr. (Round to the nearest Swiss franc.) Data table (Click on the icon a to import the table into a spreadsheet.) Values Assumptioms Notional principal Original spot rate (SFr/$) New (1-year later) spot (SFr/$) Swap Rates 3-Year Bid 3-Year Ask $10,000,000 Original: US dollar 5.56% 5.59% 1.4500 Original: Swiss franc 1.93% 2.01% 1.5000 New fixed US$ interest 5.20% New fixed Swiss franc interest 2.20% Print Done
Suppose that the one-year interest rate is 5.0 percent in the United States and 3.5 percent in Germany, and that the spot exchange rate is $1.12/€ and the one-year forward exchange rate, is $1.16/€. Assume that al of these rates will be used and a speculator can borrow $1,000,000 or €1,000,000. This is an example whether Uncovered Interest Arbitrage is possible O This is an example of whether Purchasing Power Parity holds This is an example whether fisher effect holds O None of the above This is an example whether Covered Interest Arbitrage is possible
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A currency swap has a remaining life of 12 months. It involves exchanging interest at 11% on £25 million for interest at 7% on $40 million once a year. The term structure of interest rates in both the United Kingdom and the United States is currently flat, and if the swap terms were negotiated today the interest rates exchanged would be 5.5% in dollars and 7.5% in sterling. All interest rates are quoted with annual compounding. The current exchange rate (dollars per pound sterling) is 1.7600. Calculate the current value of the swap to the party paying sterling using the bond valuation approach. What is the value of the swap to the party paying dollars? Calculate the current value of the swap to the party paying sterling by viewing the swap as a portfolio of forward contracts.
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Assume interest rate parity (IRP). The nominal one-year rate in the USA will be 15%, and in Australia it will be 11% for one year. The Australian dollar (AUD) SPOT exchange rate is 0.45 USD/AUD. AUD 15 million will be required in one year. A one-year Australian dollar (AUD) forward contract is purchased today. How many US dollars (USD) will be used in one year to fulfill your forward contract?The alternatives area. Premium of 3.603604%, FWD exchange rate 0.466216216 AUD/USD and $6,993,243.24 USD to be needed.b. Premium of 3.603604%, FWD exchange rate 0.466216216 USD/AUD and $6,993,243.24 to be required. c. Discount of 3.478261%, FWD exchange rate 0.434347826 AUD/USD and $6,515,217.39 to be required.d. Discount of 3.478261%, FWD exchange rate 0.434347826 USD/AUD and $6,515,217.39 to be required.
2 Assume Carlton enters into a three-year fixed-for-fixed swap agreement to receive Swiss Franc and pay U.S. dollar annually, on a notional amount of $6,000,000. The spot exchange rate at the time of the swap is SFO.8/$. Assume that one year into the swap agreement Carlton decides it wishes to unwind the swap agreement and settle it in dollars. Assuming that a two- year fixed rate of interest on the Swiss Franc is now 2.59%, and a two-year fixed rate of interest on the dollar is now 5.90%, and the spot rate of exchange is now SFO.0.810/$. To Carlton, what is the net present value (in dollar) of the swap agreement? (Keep the sign and two decimal places.) 3 Euro-€ Years Bid Ask Bid Ask Swiss franc 3.08 3.12 1.68 1.76 3.25 3.29 2.12 2.17 U.S. dollar Bid Ask 5.43 5.46 Japanese yen Bid 0.45 5.54 5.59 0.56 Ask 0.49 0.59

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