In a conventional interest rate swap agreement,the fixed-rate payer is attempting to transform the variable-rate nature of its liabilities into fixed-rate liabilities true or false

A contract requiring a specified future monetary payment at a specified future point in time in exchange for the delivery of a specific asset is called a: *A. nonconvertible option.B. hedge.C. long contract.D. swap.

A credit default swap (CDS) is a privately negotiated contract which you can use to:   Question 2 options:   hedge prepayment risk on a pool of mortgages.   hedge default risk on fixed income assets.   hedge interest rate risk on fixed income assets.   hedge exchange rate risk on euroyen deposits.