You are trying to buy an interest rate swap that will give you floating LIBOR interest for the next 3 years. The notional principal is $100,000 and the settlement is annual. If the annual LIBOR forward rates for the next three years are such that f0,1 = 3%, f1,2 = 3.5% and f2,3 = 4% (fx,y = forward rates between year x and y), determine the fixed rate of this interest rate swap. (Note: Fixed rate in an interest rate swap is a choice variable as in this case. You can buy an interest rate swap as a speculator without having any assets.)

You are trying to buy an interest rate swap that will give you floating LIBOR interest for the next 3 years. The notional principal is $100,000 and the settlement is annual. If the annual LIBOR forward rates for the next three years are such that f0,1 = 3%, f1,2 = 3.5% and f2,3 = 4% (fx,y = forward rates between year x and y), determine the fixed rate of this interest rate swap. (Note: Fixed rate in an interest rate swap is a choice variable as in this case. You can buy an interest rate swap as a speculator without having any assets.)

Financial Management: Theory & Practice

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