Valutazione mark-to-market di cross-currency basis swap
The CCS is valued by discounting the future cash flows for both legs at the market interest rate applicable at that time. The sum of the cash flows denoted in the foreign currency (hereafter euro) is converted with the spot rate applicable at that time.
How do you mark to market a cross-currency swap?
The Resettable (or Mark to Market) element of the swap refers to the USD notional amount. Every 3 months, the current FX rate between the two currencies is observed. The difference between the previous FX rate and this new FX rate is cash-settled in USD and paid on each interest payment date (excluding maturity).
What is MTM in currency swap?
Swap MTM means the mark to market value of the Swap Transaction, which shall be an amount equal to the present value of the amount payable by the Counterparty to the Issuer under the Swap Transaction determined in accordance with the Credit Support Annex.
What is cross-currency basis swap spread?
The cross-currency. basis indicates the amount by which the interest paid to borrow one currency by. swapping it against another differs from the cost of directly borrowing this currency. in the cash market. Thus, a non-zero cross-currency basis indicates a violation of CIP.
What is the difference between currency swap and cross-currency swap?
Technically, a cross-currency swap is the same as an FX swap, except the two parties also exchange interest payments on the loans during the life of the swap, as well as the principal amounts at the beginning and end. FX swaps can also involve interest payments, but not all do.
How is cross currency basis calculated?
To price a cross-currency basis swap, we need the FX forward rate, as well as forward projections of each floating rate to be exchanged out to the swap maturity. We calculate these forward rates (for EURIBOR and LIBOR in the EURUSD example below) from the nominal swap curve in each currency.
How does a basis swap work?
A basis rate swap (or basis swap) is a type of swap agreement in which two parties agree to swap variable interest rates based on different money market reference rates. The goal of a basis rate swap is for a company to limit the interest rate risk it faces as a result of having different lending and borrowing rates.
Why is cross currency basis negative?
Negative basis means that the Libor rate implied by the market FX swap rates is higher than the Libor rate in the interbank market. During the financial crisis, it became significantly more expensive to borrow dollars synthetically through the FX swap market than directly in the interbank market.
Why is AUD cross currency basis positive?
Typically, the basis spread in Australian dollar–US dollar cross-currency basis swaps is positive and is therefore paid by the counterparty making the regular Australian dollar payments, although this counterparty receives the basis spread on those occasions when it is negative.