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P R I C I N G I N T E R E S T R A T E S W A P S M O D U L E I T E R M S T R U C T U R E S
CONTENTS
BASICS
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4
1.
Definitions
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4
a.
Cash
flows
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4
b.
Discounting
Cash
flows
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4
c.
Spot
Rates
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d.
Forward
Rates
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e.
Short
rates
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f.
Yield
to
Maturity
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g.
Term
structure
of
interest
rates
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2.
Forward
Rate
Agreements
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3.
Forward
Contracts
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7
4.
Swaps
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a.
Interest
Rate
Swap
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b.
Currency
Swap
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9
c.
Other
Swaps
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9
3.
Pricing
Interest
Rate
Swaps
Process
Defined
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MODELLING
THE
TERM
STRUCTURE,
ZERO
CURVE
AND
FORWARD
CURVE
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1.
Defining
the
Par
Term
Structure
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2.
Deriving
the
Zero
Curve
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3.
Deriving
the
Forward
Curve
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DISCLAIMER
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