Duration: 3 days
- Recent Developments in IR Derivatives
- Forward Rate Agreements
- Interest Rate Swaps and Currency Swaps
- Non-generic Swap Structures
- "Bootstrapping" and Swap Pricing
- Using Swaps in Risk Management
- Caps, Floors and Swaptions
The objective of this seminar is to give the participants a thorough introduction to FRAs, swaps
and their related option products (caps, floors, swaptions) and a good understanding of how these
instruments are traded, priced, used and managed.
The basic characteristics of the instruments are explained, illustrated with numerous examples of
cash flows. We explain in detail how the instruments are valued for mark-to-market purposes, for
the calculation of replacement value and for risk management purposes, illustrated with lots of
examples. In addition to the “generic” structures we shall present and analyze special swap
structures including “amortizing”, “accreting”, ”forward starting”, “arrears reset”, “overnight
index” and “differential” swaps. We demonstrate how the instruments are used to create synthetic
cash flows (asset and liability swaps) and for managing interest rate and foreign exchange risk at
the micro as well as the macro level. Finally, we explain how a “book” of swaps, caps, floors etc.
should be managed.
Day One
09.00 - 09.15 Welcome Address
09.15 - 10.15 General Introduction to the OTC Markets
- Historical Background
- Overview of lst-, 2nd- and 3rd- generation instruments
- OTC - versus listed instruments
10.30 - 12.30 Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs)
- Definitions
- FRA time profile
- Fixing and settlement
- Pricing and mark-to-market
- Interest rate sensitivity
- Risk management with FRAs
- Exercises
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 16.30 Interest rate Swaps (I)
- Swaps - general introduction
- Types and markets
- Time profile for swap trading
- Fixing and settlement
- Conventions
- Par swaps
- Comparison swap
- Zero coupon valuation
- Mark-to- Market and close-out
- Exercises
Day Two
09.00 - 09.15 Recap
09.15 - 12.00 Interest Rate Swaps (II)
- Applications of swaps (cases)
- Synthetic loans with liability swaps
- Synthetic investments with asset swaps
- Managing interest rate risk with micro swaps
- Managing interest rate risk with macro swaps
- Exercises
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Currency Forwards and Swaps
- Definitions, types
- Pricing
- Asset and liability swaps
- Hedging of FX risk with forwards
- Hedging of FX risk with swaps
- Cases
- Exercises
14.45 - 16.30 Non-generic Swaps
- Amortizing and Accreting Swaps
- Rollercoaster Swaps
- Forward Starting Swaps
- Arrears Reset Swaps
- Constant Maturity Swaps
- Differential swap
- Overnight Index Swaps
- Cases and Exercises
Day Three
09.00 - 09.15 Recap
09.15 - 12.00 Interest Rate Options
- Why Use Options?
- Interest Rate Guarantees
- Caps, Floors
- Collars
- No-cost collars
- Swaptions
- Cases
- Exercises
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 16.00 Structured Products
- What is a Structured Product?
- Financial Engineering
- Equity-linked Structures
- Reverse Convertibles
- Reverse Floaters
- Bear Notes
- Capital Market Floaters
- Superfloaters
- Limited Caps
- Fairway Bonds
- Other Structured Products
- Exercises
16.00 - 16.15 Evaluation and Termination of the Seminar