67. Come up with a swap (exchange of interest and principal) for parties A and B who have the following borrowing opportunities.
The current exchange rate is $1.60 = €1.00. Company "A" is in Milan, Italy and wishes to borrow $1,000,000 at a floating rate for 5 years and company "B" is a U.S. firm that wants to borrow €625,000 for 5 years at a fixed rate of interest. You are a swap dealer. Quote A and B a swap that makes money for all parties and eliminates exchange rate risk for both A and B.
Topic: Miscellaneous Swap Problems
68. Suppose that the swap that you proposed in question 2 is now 4 years old (i.e. there is exactly one year to go on the swap). The fourth payment has already been made. If the spot exchange rate prevailing in year 4 is $1.8778 = €1 and the 1-year forward exchange rate prevailing in year 4 is $1.95 = €1, what is the value of the swap to the party paying dollars? If the swap were initiated today the correct rates would be as shown:
Topic: Miscellaneous Swap Problems