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Swap Premium

In general, it is the price of a swap- i.e., the amount paid by the swap buyer to the swap...

Premium Swap

An interest rate swap by which the counterparties agree to an interest rate that differs from the prevailing market rates....

Swap Positioning

A practice whereby an intermediary enters into one side of the swap transaction, such as fixed rate payer (or floating...

Swap Duration

A measure of a swap's value sensitivity to interest rate changes. The duration of a swap is equal to the...

NPA

It stands for notional principal amount; the nominal value that is used to calculate swap payments. For example, in an...

Notional Principal Amount

The nominal value that is used to calculate swap payments. For example, in an interest rate swap, each period's interest...

CMS Spread Swap

An interest rate swap in which one leg is pegged to a floating index, e.g., 3-month LIBOR, while the other...

Basic Swap

Also a vanilla swap. It is a standard swap structure in which swaps have generic or well-defined features, especially in...

Reset Swap

An interest rate swap in which the floating rate is set in arrears. This means, the floating rate is determined...

IMM Dates

The trade on maturity dates of money market futures and money market futures options which are set by futures and options exchanges. These...