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Temperature Swap

A temperature derivative in which the weather index buyer and the weather index seller agree to exchange payment obligations contingent...

Circus Swap

A currency swap in which one side is a fixed rate currency and the other a floating rate payment (such...

Digital Credit Default Swap

Unlike standard credit default swaps which require a valuation following a credit event (usually default), digital swaps simply specify payment...

Capped Swap

An interest rate swap which involves the exchange of fixed rate payments for “capped” floating rate payments. The floating rate...

Step-Up Swap

An interest rate swap (IRS) in which the fixed-rate payments are increased over the term of the swap and up...

CBAS

It stands for convertible bond asset swap; an asset swap whose underlying is a convertible bond. In terms of composition,...

Callable Zero Coupon Swap

A zero coupon swap (ZCS) in which the zero coupon leg has the right, without the obligation, to call off...

Convertible Bond Asset Swap

An asset swap whose underlying is a convertible bond. In terms of composition, it is a combination of an asset...

Forward-Starting IRS

An interest rate swap (IRS) that involves the future exchange of two series of cash flows. This swap allows hedgers...

Lookback Swap

An interest rate swap in which the holder pays the highest floating rate setting during the reset window and receives...