medium · FRM Part 1 Financial Markets and Products

In a currency swap, how is the 'Swap Rate' for each leg typically determined at inception?

  1. It is the spot exchange rate adjusted upward for the 5-year expected inflation differential.
  2. It is the par yield of a bond denominated in that currency for the swap's maturity.
  3. It is simply the domestic currency's risk-free rate applied uniformly to both legs.
  4. It is fixed administratively by the central bank that issues the base currency.

Sign up free to see the explanation and track your rank →

More FRM Part 1 Financial Markets and Products practice

KomFi Academy — Stop doomscrolling. Get KomFi.

Build your intelligence, anytime, anywhere.

KomFi Academy is a curated training platform with 54,000+ practice questions, 20,000+ flashcards, on-demand video lectures, podcasts, and 4K slide decks across the topics serious professionals study: GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, Investment Banking, Private Equity (LBOs & PE math), Private Credit, Quantitative Finance, Financial Accounting, Asset- Backed Securities, Volume Profile Analysis, Order Flow Trading, Market Microstructure, Volume Spread Analysis, Elliott Wave Theory, Volume-Price Analysis, and Public Offering Frameworks.

What's inside

Topics

View pricing · Read testimonials