Interest Rate & Currency Swaps INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Chapter Objective:

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Types of Swaps Size of the Swap Market The Swap Bank Swap Market Quotations Interest Rate Swaps Currency Swaps Variations of Basic Interest Rate and Currency Swaps Risks of Interest Rate and Currency Swaps Is the Swap Market Efficient? 14-2

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In a swap, two counterparties agree to a contractual arrangement wherein they agree to exchange cash flows at periodic intervals. There are two types of interest rate swaps: n

interest rate swaps . n

The most popular currencies are: n n n n n 14-4

U.S. dollar Japanese yen Euro Swiss franc British pound sterling Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Cross-Currency interest rate swap uThis is often called a currency swap ;

fixed for fixed rate debt

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The Swap Bank l

Interest rate swaps was $127,570 billion USD. Currency swaps was $7,033 billion USD l

Single currency interest rate swap u“ Plain vanilla” fixed-for-floating swaps are often just called

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In 2004 the notational principal of:

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Definitions

Size of the Swap Market l

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

This chapter discusses currency and interest rate swaps, which are relatively new instruments for Fourth Edition hedging long-term interest rate risk and foreign EUN / RESNICK exchange risk.

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A swap bank is a generic term to describe a financial institution that facilitates swaps between counterparties. The swap bank can serve as either a broker or a dealer. n n

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As a broker, the swap bank matches counterparties but does not assume any of the risks of the swap. As a dealer, the swap bank stands ready to accept either side of a currency swap, and then later lay off their risk, or match it with a counterparty. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Swap Market Quotations l

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Consider this example of a “plain vanilla” interest rate swap. Bank A is a AAA-rated international bank located in the U.K. and wishes to raise $10,000,000 to finance floating-rate Eurodollar loans. n

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Bank A is considering issuing 5 -year fixed-rate Eurodollar bonds at 10 percent. It would make more sense to for the bank to issue floating -rate notes at LIBOR to finance floating -rate Eurodollar loans.

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An Example of an Interest Rate Swap

Bid

Ask

Bid

1 year

2.34

2.37

5.21

2 year 3 year

2.62 2.86

4 year

3.06

5 year

3.23

6 year 7 year

Fixed rate Floating rate

Bank A

11.75% LIBOR + .5%

10% LIBOR

Ask

Swiss franc

Bid

Ask

0.92

0.98

3.54

3.57

2.65 5.14 5.18 1.23 2.89 3.82–3.85 5.13 5.17 means1.50 the

1.31

3.90

3.94

3.38 3.52

1.58bank4.11 4.13 swap will pay 3.09 fixed-rate 5.12 5.17 1.73 1.81 4.25 4.28 euro payments at 3.82% 3.26 against 5.11 receiving 5.16 1.93 2.01 4.37it will 4.39 euro LIBOR or 3.41 receive 5.11 fixed-rate 5.16 2.10 2.18 4.46at 4.50 euro payments 3.55 3.85% 5.10 against 5.15 receiving 2.25 2.33 4.55 4.58 euro LIBOR

8 year

3.63

3.66

5.10

5.15

2.37

2.45

4.62

4.66

9 year 10 year

3.74 3.82

3.77 3.85

5.09 5.08

5.14 5.13

4.48 2.56

2.56 2.64

4.70 4.75

4.72 4.79

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An Example of an Interest Rate Swap l

Firm B is a BBB-rated U.S. company. It needs $10,000,000 to finance an investment with a five-year economic life. n

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Firm B is considering issuing 5-year fixed-rate Eurodollar bonds at 11.75 percent. Alternatively, firm B can raise the money by issuing 5year floating-rate notes at LIBOR + ½ percent. Firm B would prefer to borrow at a fixed rate. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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An Example of an Interest Rate Swap

10 3/8%

Bank

LIBOR – 1/8%

Bank A COMPANY

Floating rate

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The swap bank makes this offer to Bank A: You pay LIBOR – 1/8 % per year on $10 million for 5 years and we will pay you 10 3/8% on $10 million for 5 years

Swap

Fixed rate

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U.S. $

Ask

The borrowing opportunities of the two firms are: Company B

£ Sterling

Bid

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An Example of an Interest Rate Swap

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Swap banks will tailor the terms of interest rate and currency swaps to customers’ needs They also make a market in “plain vanilla” swaps and provide quotes for these. Since the swap banks are dealers for these swaps, there is a bidask spread.

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B

BANK A

11.75%

10%

LIBOR + .5%

LIBOR

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An Example of an Interest Rate Swap ½% of $10,000,000 = $50,000. That’s quite a cost savings per year 10 3/8% for 5 years.

An Example of an Interest Rate Swap The swap bank makes this offer to company B: You pay us 10½% per year on $10 million for 5 years and we will pay you LIBOR – ¼ % per year on $10 million for 5 years.

Here’s what’s in it for Bank A: They can borrow externally at 10% fixed and have a net borrowing position of

Swap Bank

-10 3/8 + 10 + (LIBOR – 1/8) =

LIBOR – 1/8%

Bank

LIBOR – ½ % which is ½ % better than they can borrow floating without a swap.

10%

A COMPANY Fixed rate Floating rate

B

BANK A

11.75%

10%

LIBOR + .5%

LIBOR

Floating rate

An Example of an Interest Rate Swap Here’s what’s in it for B: They can borrow externally at

½ % of $10,000,000 = $50,000 that’s quite a cost savings per year for 5 years. 10 ½%

Swap Bank

LIBOR + ½ % and have a net

Company

Floating rate

B

B

B

B

BANK A

11.75%

10%

LIBOR + .5%

LIBOR

An Example of an Interest Rate Swap The swap bank makes money too.

Bank

LIBOR + ½%

¼% of $10 million = $25,000 per year for 5 years.

Swap

10 3/8%

Bank

10 ½% LIBOR – ¼%

LIBOR – 1/8 – [LIBOR – ¼ ]= 1/8

A

Company

10 ½ - 10 3/8 = 1/8

B

¼ BANK A

11.75%

10%

LIBOR + .5%

LIBOR

COMPANY Fixed rate Floating rate

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Company

LIBOR – 1/8%

10½ + (LIBOR + ½ ) - (LIBOR - ¼ ) = 11.25% which is ½% better than they can borrow floating. COMPANY

10 ½% LIBOR – ¼%

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LIBOR – ¼%

borrowing position of

Fixed rate

Bank

COMPANY Fixed rate

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Swap

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An Example of an Interest Rate Swap

B

BANK A

11.75%

10%

LIBOR + .5%

LIBOR

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An Example of a Currency Swap

The swap bank makes ¼% l

Swap 10 3/8%

Bank LIBOR – ¼%

Bank

Company

A A saves ½%

B saves ½%

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B COMPANY

Fixed rate Floating rate

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10 ½%

LIBOR – 1/8%

B

BANK A

11.75%

10%

LIBOR + .5%

LIBOR

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Suppose a U.S. MNC wants to finance a £10,000,000 expansion of a British plant. They could borrow dollars in the U.S. where they are well known and exchange for dollars for pounds.

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This will give them exchange rate risk: financing a sterling project with dollars.

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An Example of a Currency Swap

An Example of a Currency Swap

If they can find a British MNC with a mirrorimage financing need they may both benefit from a swap. If the spot exchange rate is S0($/£) = $1.60/£, the U.S. firm needs to find a British firm wanting to finance dollar borrowing in the amount of $16,000,000.

Consider two firms A and B: firm A is a U.S.–based multinational and firm B is a U.K.–based multinational. Both firms wish to finance a project in each other’s country of the same size. Their borrowing opportunities are given in the table below. Company A Company B

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An Example of a Currency Swap Swap $8%

B $

£

8.0% 10.0%

11.6% 12.0%

£12%

A

Company B

$

£ 11.6% 12.0%

Bank £11%

$8%

£12%

B

8.0% 10.0%

Swap

$8%

Firm

B saves $.6%

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£ 11.6% 12.0%

An Example of a Currency Swap

$9.4%

£11%

$ 8.0% 10.0%

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The swap bank makes money too:

Firm

£12%

B

A saves £.6%

Company B

Bank

Company A

Firm

Company A

Swap $8%

$9.4% £12%

Firm A

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$8%

£12%

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$8%

Bank £11%

Firm

B ’s net position is to borrow at $9.4%

Swap

£12%

A

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An Example of a Currency Swap

$8%

Firm

Company B

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$9.4%

£11%

Company A

£ 11.6% 12.0%

A’s net position is to borrow at £11%

Bank

$8%

$ 8.0% 10.0%

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1.4% of $16 million financed with 1% of £10 million per year $9.4% for 5 years. £12%

Firm

Firm £12% At S0($/£) = $1.60/£, that is a gain of $64,000 per A B year for 5 years. The swap bank faces $ £ exchange rate risk, Company A 8 . 0 % 11.6% but maybe they can Company B 1 0 . 0 % 12.0% lay it off (in another swap). Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Comparative Advantage as the Basis for Swaps

The QSD l

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The Quality Spread Differential represents the potential gains from the swap that can be shared between the counterparties and the swap bank. There is no reason to presume that the gains will be shared equally. In the above example, company B is less creditworthy than bank A, so they probably would have gotten less of the QSD, in order to compensate the swap bank for the default risk.

A is the more credit-worthy of the two firms. A pays 2% less to borrow in dollars than B A pays .4% less to borrow in pounds than B:

B pays 2% more to borrow in dollars than A $

£

Company A

8.0%

11.6%

Company B

10.0%

12.0%

B pays only .4% more to borrow in pounds than A: 14-26

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Risks of Interest Rate and Currency Swaps Interest Rate Risk n

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Interest rates might move against the swap bank after it has only gotten half of a swap on the books, or if it has an unhedged position.

Basis Risk n

Interest Rate Swaps n

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If they borrow according to their comparative advantage and then swap, there will be gains for both parties.

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fixed for fixed fixed for floating floating for floating amortizing

12.0%

A has a comparative advantage in borrowing in dollars. B has a comparative advantage in borrowing in pounds.

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Currency Swaps

11.6%

10.0%

Comparative Advantage as the Basis for Swaps

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8.0%

Company B

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Comparative Advantage as the Basis for Swaps B has a comparative advantage in borrowing in £.

£

A has a comparative advantage in borrowing in dollars. B has a comparative advantage in borrowing in pounds.

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$ Company A

If the floating rates of the two counterparties are not pegged to the same index.

Exchange rate Risk n

In the example of a currency swap given earlier, the swap bank would be worse off if the pound appreciated.

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Risks of Interest Rate and Currency Swaps (continued) l

Credit Risk n

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This is the major risk faced by a swap dealer—the risk that a counter party will default on its end of the swap.

Mismatch Risk n

Pricing a Swap

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It ’s hard to find a counterparty that wants to borrow the right amount of money for the right amount of time.

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Sovereign Risk n

The risk that a country will impose exchange rate restrictions that will interfere with performance on the swap.

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A swap is a derivative security so it can be priced in terms of the underlying assets: How to:

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Any swap’s value is the difference in the present values of the payment streams that are incoming and outgoing. Plain vanilla fixed for floating swaps get valued just like a pair of bonds. Currency swap gets valued just like two nests of currency forward contracts.

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Swaps offer market completeness and that has accounted for their existence and growth. Swaps assist in tailoring financing to the type desired by a particular borrower. Since not all types of debt instruments are available to all types of borrowers, both counterparties can benefit (as well as the swap dealer) through financing that is more suitable for their asset maturity structures. 14-32

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The growth of the swap market has been astounding. Swaps are off-the-books transactions. Swaps have become an important source of revenue and risk for banks

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