Imagine that you are working with a client who wants to expand internationally. Your manager has asked you to become more educated in interest rate swaps.
Prior to attempting this discussion forum,
Review Interest Rate Swap: Curves and Cash FlowsLinks to an external site..
Consider exploring related articles listed near the end of this webpage for descriptions of other derivative products, including currency swaps and other types of swaps that you may find interesting.
Find one resource (e.g., article, webpage, video, or podcast) that provides a brief description of interest rate swaps.
In your initial discussion post,
Summarize the interest rate swaps resource you foundÂ
Provide a link to the resource you found.
Discuss what the resource is about and how it is related to interest rate swaps.
Share two or three things you learned from reviewing the resource.
Discuss how knowing more about interest rate swaps would be beneficial to a multinational company (MNC).
Discuss at least one risk that an interest rate and currency swap dealer faces.
