CFA CFA Level 1 Question of the Week – Derivatives

Question of the Week – Derivatives

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        Haspiess Systems, Inc. and
        Signicomp Manufacturing enter into a netted interest rate swap, with a notional
        $75M. Haspiess will pay a fixed 5%, and Signicomp will pay LIBOR + 75bp. LIBOR
        is 3.5%. The first semiannual payment will be closest to:

        • Haspiess paying Signicomp $600,000
        • Signicomp paying Haspiess $600,000
        • Haspiess paying Signicomp $300,000
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          The amount Haspiess owes is
          0.5 * $75,000,000 * 5% = $1,875,000.

          The amount Signicomp owes is
          0.5 * $75,000,000 * (3.5% + 0.75%) = $1,593,750.

          The net payment will be
          Haspiess paying Signicomp $281,250.

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