swap contract
1Swap (finance) — For the Thoroughbred horse racing champion, see: Swaps (horse).In finance, a swap is a derivative in which two counterparties agree to exchange one stream of cash flows against another stream. These streams are called the legs of the swap.The… …
2Swap rate/swap points — Price for a swap contract expressed as the difference between the two rates involved, respectively spot/forward and forward, measured in pips …
3swap — / swäp/ n 1: an exchange of securities 2: a derivative contract in which two parties (as corporations) agree to exchange rates esp. relating to debt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
4swap — [swäp, swôp] Informal vt., vi. swapped, swapping [ME swappen, to strike (prob. echoic): from the striking of hands on concluding a bargain] to exchange, trade, or barter n. 1. an exchange, trade, or barter 2. Finance a negotiated contract as… …
5Contract for difference — In finance, a contract for difference (or CFD) is a contract between two parties, typically described as buyer and seller , stipulating that the buyer will pay to the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at… …
6swap — A contract to buy and sell currencies with spot ( cash and carry) or forward contracts. The contract provides for the buying and selling to occur at different times; thus, each party acquires a currency it needs for a predetermined period of time …
7Swap Spread — 1. The difference between the negotiated and fixed rate of a swap. The spread is determined by characteristics of market supply and creditor worthiness. 2. The difference between the swap rate and the lending rate offered through other investment …
8swap line — A line of credit between two central banks in different countries, when securities of equal value are exchanged but the borrowing bank repays on a forward contract …
9Interest 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… …
10Total return swap — Total return swap, or TRS (especially in Europe), or total rate of return swap, or TRORS, is a financial contract which transfers both the credit risk and market risk of an underlying asset. Contract definition Let us assume that one bank (bank… …
