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    This document provides definitions and explanations of various interest rate derivatives including: 1. Forward rate agreements (FRAs) that allow locking in an interest rate between two future dates. 2. Interest rate swaps (IRS) that involve exchanging fixed and floating interest rate payments on a notional principal. 3. Caps and floors that provide protection against interest rates rising above a cap rate or falling below a floor rate over a period of time. 4. Swaptions, which are options to enter into interest rate swaps at a future date. The value of these derivatives is presented in terms of discounted cash flows using forward rates.

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    This document provides definitions and explanations of various interest rate derivatives including: 1. Forward rate agreements (FRAs) that allow locking in an interest rate between two future dates. 2. Interest rate swaps (IRS) that involve exchanging fixed and floating interest rate payments on a notional principal. 3. Caps and floors that provide protection against interest rates rising above a cap rate or falling below a floor rate over a period of time. 4. Swaptions, which are options to enter into interest rate swaps at a future date. The value of these derivatives is presented in terms of discounted cash flows using forward rates.

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    This document provides definitions and explanations of various interest rate derivatives including: 1. Forward rate agreements (FRAs) that allow locking in an interest rate between two future dates. 2. Interest rate swaps (IRS) that involve exchanging fixed and floating interest rate payments on a notional principal. 3. Caps and floors that provide protection against interest rates rising above a cap rate or falling below a floor rate over a period of time. 4. Swaptions, which are options to enter into interest rate swaps at a future date. The value of these derivatives is presented in terms of discounted cash flows using forward rates.

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    CHAPTER 2

    Interest Rate Derivatives


    2.1. Forward Rate Agreements
    Definition 2.1 (FRA). A forward rate agreement, briey FRA, depending on
    the notional value N , the xed rate K, the expiry time T , and the maturity time
    S > T , is a contract, where its holder receives N (T, S)K and pays N (T, S)L(T, S)
    units of currency at the same time S.
    Remark 2.2 (FRA). An FRA gives its holder an interest-rate payment for the
    period between T and S > T . The contract allows to lock in the interest rate
    between T and S at the desired value K. At maturity S, a xed payment based
    on a xed rate K is exchanged against a oating payment based on the spot rate
    L(T, S), resetting in T and with maturity S. The value of an FRA at time S is
    
    
    1
    +1 .
    N (T, S) (K L(T, S)) = N (T, S)K
    P (T, S)
    The value of an FRA at time t T is
    FRA(t, T, S, N, K)

    = N ( (T, S)P (t, S)K P (t, T ) + P (t, S))


    = N (T, S)P (t, S) (K F (t; T, S)) .

    Hence F (t; T, S) is that value of K that makes the FRA a fair contract at time t.
    We also see that in order to value an FRA, we can just replace L(T, S) by F (t; T, S)
    in the payo at S and then take the present value at t.
    2.2. Interest Rate Swaps
    Definition 2.3 (IRS). We consider two kinds of interest rate swaps, briey
    IRS.
    (i) A receiver IRS, briey RFS, depending on the notional value N , the xed
    rate K, and the set of times T , is a contract, where its holder receives
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    2. INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES

    N (Ti1 , Ti )K and pays N (Ti1 , Ti )L(Ti1 , Ti ) units of currency at the


    same time Ti , for all + 1 i .
    (ii) A payer IRS, briey PFS, depending on the notional value N , the xed
    rate K, and the set of times T , is a contract, where its holder pays
    N K (Ti1 , Ti ) and receives N (Ti1 , Ti )L(Ti1 , Ti ) units of currency at
    the same time Ti , for all + 1 i .
    Remark 2.4 (IRS). An IRS exchanges interest payments starting from a future
    time instant T+1 . At every instant Ti , the holder of an RFS receives an amount
    corresponding to a xed interest rate of the notional value (xed leg) and pays an
    amount corresponding to the LIBOR rate that is reset at the previous time instant
    Ti1 (oating leg). The discounted payo at time t T of an RFS is
    N

    (K L(Ti1 , Ti )) i D(t, Ti )

    i=+1

    and of a PFS is
    N

    (L(Ti1 , Ti ) K) i D(t, Ti ).

    i=+1

    The value of an RFS at time t T is


    RFS(t, T , N, K)

    FRA(t, Ti1 , Ti , N, K)

    i=+1

    = N P (t, T ) N P (t, T ) + N K

    i P (t, Ti )

    i=+1

    = N (K S, (t))

    i P (t, Ti ).

    i=+1

    Hence S, (t) is that value of K that makes the IRS a fair contract at time t. We
    also see that an IRS can be viewed as a portfolio of a coupon-bearing bond (xed
    leg) and a oating-rate note (oating leg).
    Definition 2.5 (Floating-rate note). A oating-rate note, briey FRN, depending on the set of future times T and the notional value N , is a contract,
    where its holder receives N (Ti1 , Ti )L(Ti1 , Ti ) units of currency at time Ti for
    all + 1 i . In addition, the holder also receives N units of currency at time
    T .

    2.3. INTEREST RATE CAPS AND FLOORS

    Remark 2.6 (Floating-rate note). A oating-rate note ensures payments at


    future times T+1 , . . . , T of the LIBOR rates that reset at the previous instants
    T , . . . , T1 and, moreover, it pays a last cash ow consisting of the reimbursement
    of the notional value of the note at the nal time. The value of a oating-rate note
    at time t T is
    FRN(t, T , N ) = N P (t, T ).
    This means that a oating-rate note with notional value N at its rst reset date is
    always worth its notional value, i.e., a oating-rate note trades at par.
    Definition 2.7 (Coupon-bearing bond). A coupon-bearing bond, depending on
    the set of future times T and the deterministic cash ow c = {c+1 , . . . , c }, is a
    contract, where its holder receives ci units of currency at time Ti for all + 1
    i .
    Remark 2.8 (Coupon-bearing bond). The value of a coupon-bearing bond at
    time t T is
    CB(t, T , c) =

    ci P (t, Ti ).

    i=+1

    If we let
    ci = N i K

    for

    +1i1

    and

    c = N K + N,

    the value is
    CB(t, T , c) = N P (t, T ) + N K

    i P (t, Ti ),

    i=+1

    and then
    RFS(t, T , N, K) = CB(t, T , c) FRN(t, T , N ).
    2.3. Interest Rate Caps and Floors
    Definition 2.9 (Caplets and oorlets).

    (i) A oorlet, depending on the

    notional value N , the oor rate K, the expiry time T , and the maturity
    time S > T , is a contract, where its holder receives N (T, S)K and
    pays N (T, S)L(T, S) units of currency at the same time S, but only if
    L(T, S) < K.

    2. INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES

    (ii) A caplet, depending on the notional value N , the cap rate K, the expiry
    time T , and the maturity time S > T , is a contract, where its holder pays
    N K (T, S) and receives N (T, S)L(T, S) units of currency at the same
    time S, but only if L(T, S) > K.
    Remark 2.10 (Caplets and oorlets). A oorlet gives its holder an interest-rate
    payment for the period between T and S > T . At maturity S, a xed payment
    based on a xed rate K is exchanged against a oating payment based on the spot
    rate L(T, S), resetting in T and with maturity S. However, this is done only if the
    spot rate does not exceed K. Hence the holder of a oorlet receives interest at a
    rate which is at least K. The discounted payo at time t T of a oorlet is
    +

    N (K L(T, S)) (T, S)D(t, S).


    Similarly, the discounted payo at time t T of a caplet is
    +

    N (L(T, S) K) (T, S)D(t, S),


    meaning that the holder of a caplet is paying interest at a rate which is at most K,
    i.e., the interest rate is capped to the xed cap rate K. Hence caplets and oorlets
    are (call and put) options on interest rates, and they can be priced with Blacks
    formula. This will be done in Section 8.1.
    Definition 2.11 (Caps and oors).
    tional value N ,

    (i) A oor, depending on the no-

    the oor rate K,

    and the set of times T ,

    is a contract, where its holder receives N (Ti1 , Ti )K and pays


    N (Ti1 , Ti )L(Ti1 , Ti ) units of currency at the same time Ti , but only
    if L(Ti1 , Ti ) < K, for all + 1 i .
    (ii) A cap, depending on the notional value N , the cap rate K, and the set of
    times T , is a contract, where its holder pays N (Ti1 , Ti )K and receives
    N (Ti1 , Ti )L(Ti1 , Ti ) units of currency at the same time Ti , but only
    if L(Ti1 , Ti ) > K, for all + 1 i .
    Remark 2.12 (Caps and oors). A oor is an RFS where each exchange payment is executed only if it has positive value. It can also be considered as a portfolio

    2.4. SWAPTIONS

    of oorlets. The discounted payo at time t T of a oor is


    N

    (K L(Ti1 , Ti )) i D(t, Ti ).

    i=+1

    Similarly, a cap is a PFS where each exchange payment is executed only if it has
    positive value. It can also be considered as a portfolio of caplets. The discounted
    payo at time t T of a cap is
    N

    (L(Ti1 , Ti ) K) i D(t, Ti ).

    i=+1

    Caps and oors can be priced with a sum of Blacks formulas. This will be done in
    Section 8.1.
    Definition 2.13 (ATM). Let KATM = S, (t). A cap or oor is said to be at
    the money, briey ATM if K = KATM . A cap is called in the money, briey ITM if
    K < KATM , while a oor is said to be ITM if K > KATM . A cap is called out of the
    money, briey OTM if K > KATM , while a oor is said to be ITM if K < KATM .
    2.4. Swaptions
    Definition 2.14 (Swaptions). A swap option, briey swaption, is an option on
    an IRS. The time T is called the swaption maturity. The underlying IRS length
    T T is called the tenor of the swaption.
    (i) A European payer swaption is a contract that gives the holder the right
    (but no obligation) to enter a PFS at the swaption maturity.
    (ii) A European receiver swaption is a contract that gives the holder the right
    (but no obligation) to enter an RFS at the swaption maturity.
    Remark 2.15 (Swaption). The value of the underlying IRS of a payer swaption
    at time T is

    (F (T ; Ti1 , Ti ) K)i P (T , Ti ).

    i=+1

    The discounted payer-swaption payo therefore is


    
    N

    i=+1

    +
    (F (T ; Ti1 , Ti ) K)i P (T , Ti )

    D(t, T ).

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    2. INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES

    Thus it is not possible to decompose the payer-swaption payo as can be done for
    caps. However, the value of a payer swaption is smaller than or equal to the value
    of the corresponding cap contract, due to the inequality
    

    +
    (F (T ; Ti1 , Ti ) K)i P (T , Ti )

    i=+1

    (F (T ; Ti1 , Ti ) K) i P (T , Ti ).

    i=+1

    Swaptions can be priced with a Black-like formula. This will be done in Section
    8.2.
    Definition 2.16 (ATM). Both payer and receiver swaption are said to be ATM
    if K = KATM . A payer swaption is called ITM if K < KATM , and a receiver
    swaption is said to be ITM if K > KATM . A payer swaption is called OTM if
    K > KATM , and a receiver swaption is said to be OTM if K < KATM .

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