The swap desk at Crédit Lyonnais is quoting the following rates on 5-year swaps:
USD: 8.75% bid, 8.85% ask
CHF: 5.25% bid, 5.35% ask.
You enter a swap to pay CHF and receive USD. The notional principal is $10M, the payments are annual, and the current exchange rate is CHF 1 == USD 1. What are the cashflows?
The relevant rate in USD is bid rate since we will receive USD | = | 8.75% | |||||||
The relevant rate in CHF is ask rate since we will Pay CHF | = | 5.35% | |||||||
Now,since exchange rate between CHF and USD is 1 | |||||||||
We can directly calculate annual cashflow | = | (USD rate-CHF rate)*$10M | |||||||
Annual cashflow | = | (8.75%-5.35%)*$10M | |||||||
Annual cashflow | = | 3.4%*$10M | |||||||
Annual cashflow | = | $0.34 M | |||||||
We will receive USD 0.34 million annually | |||||||||
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