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Collateralized Swap

A swap whereby one of the counterparties (or both) post collateral to guarantee fulfillment of a contractual obligation. The collateral...

Dark Spread Swap

An energy swap that involves the exchange of the dark spread, i.e., the variable primary energy price of coal and...

Unwinding a Swap

A process of terminating a swap by marking it to market and calculating its value in order to determine which...

Dynamic Credit Default Swap

A credit default swap (CDS) which links the notional amount, on which the swap payoff is based, to the daily...

Nth-To-Default Swap

A credit default swap (CDS) whereby the protection buyer makes a payment to the protection buyer only after the Nth...

Autocallable Coupon Accrual Swap

An OTC swap which features both a knockout and contingent coupon mechanism. The issuer receives the coupon, whilst the holder...

Spot Start

An interest rate swap (or virtually any types of swaps) usually has a spot start date which means two business...

All-In Effective Rate

Swap transactions are typically viewed as the exchange of a fixed rate for a floating rate, or vice versa. Interest...

All-In Swap Rate

The effective swap rate which is paid or received by a swap's counterparty. This rate results from adding up the...

CMS Range Accrual Swap

A range accrual swap in which the observation rate is based on a constant maturity swap (CMS) rate, rather than...