Financial and business terms. 2012.
interest rate swap — An agreement under which two parties agree to exchange or swap a series of payments corresponding to each other s interest payment obligations. See also swap. + interest rate swap USA A type of over the counter derivative (OTC derivative) under… … Law dictionary
Interest rate risk — is the risk (variability in value) borne by an interest bearing asset, such as a loan or a bond, due to variability of interest rates. In general, as rates rise, the price of a fixed rate bond will fall, and vice versa. Interest rate risk is… … Wikipedia
Interest rate swap — An interest rate swap is a derivative in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for another party s stream of cash flows. Interest rate swaps can be used by hedgers to manage their fixed or floating assets and liabilities. They… … Wikipedia
Interest Rate Swap — An agreement between two parties (known as counterparties) where one stream of future interest payments is exchanged for another based on a specified principal amount. Interest rate swaps often exchange a fixed payment for a floating payment that … Investment dictionary
interest rate swap — A financial instrument representing a transaction in which two parties agree to swap or exchange net cash flows, on agreed upon dates, for an agreed upon period of time, for interest on an agreed upon principal amount. The agreed upon principal… … Financial and business terms
interest-rate swap — A financial instrument representing a transaction in which two parties agree to swap or exchange net cash flows, on agreed upon dates, for an agreed upon period of time, for interest on an agreed upon principal amount. The agreed upon principal… … Financial and business terms
Interest rate derivative — An interest rate derivative is a derivative where the underlying asset is the right to pay or receive a (usually notional) amount of money at a given interest rate.The interest rate derivatives market is the largest derivatives market in the… … Wikipedia
interest-rate swap — A form of dealing between banks, security houses, and companies in which institutions exchange interest rate payments on a notional capital value. Swaps can be in the same currency or cross currency (see cross currency interest rate swap). If a… … Big dictionary of business and management
Interest Rate Swap — Ein Zinsswap ist ein Zinsderivat, bei dem zwei Vertragspartner vereinbaren, zu bestimmten zukünftigen Zeitpunkten Zinszahlungen auf festgelegte Nennbeträge auszutauschen. Die Zinszahlungen werden meist so festgesetzt, dass eine Partei einen bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
swaps market — also swops market ➔ market1 * * * swaps market UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► a financial market in which organizations exchange loan agreements, etc. for ones that have a different interest rate, currency, etc. that suits them better: »The cost of… … Financial and business terms
