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A French firm enters into a two-year interest rate swap in euros on April 1, 2005....

A French firm enters into a two-year interest rate swap in euros on April 1, 2005. The swap is based on a principal of €80 million, and the firm will receive 7% fixed and pay six-month Euribor. Swap payments are semiannual. The 7% fixed rate is quoted as an annual rate using the European method, so the implied semiannual coupon is 3.44% [since (1.0344)2 = 1.07]. Two years later, the swap is finally settled, and the following Euribor rates have been observed: Apr. 1, 2005 Oct. 1, 2005 Apr. 1, 2006 Oct. 1, 2006 Apr. 1, 2007 5.5% 6.5% 7.5% 8% 6.5%

(a) What have the swap payments or receipts for the firm been on each swap payment date?

(b)The same French firm also entered another two-year interest rate swap in euros on April 1, 2005. The swap is based on a principal of €80 million, and the firm contracted to receive 7% fixed and pay six-month Euribor. On this swap, the payments are annual. Hence, the two successive six-month Euribor are compounded. Assuming that the Euribor rates given in the previous problem (5a) have been observed, what have the two annual swap payments been?

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NOTE : It is standard that rates of Euribor provided are before the actual period. For example for rate between 1 april 2005 to 1 oct 2005 will be provided of 1 april 2005. However, since the question is silence, I have solved the question in both ways.

Rates as per standards

Euribor Rate Quoted Rate/2
1-Oct-05
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 2.75%
Difference 0.69%
Amount received 0.552
1-Apr-06
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 3.25%
Difference 0.19%
Amount Received 0.152
1-Oct-06
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 3.75%
Difference -0.31%
Amount Receieved -0.248
1-Apr-07
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 4.00%
Difference -0.56%
Amount Receieved -0.448

Now, find the rates as per the question.

Euribor Rate Quoted Rate/2
1-Apr-05
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 2.75%
Difference 0.69%
Amount received 0.552
1-Oct-05
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 3.25%
Difference 0.19%
Amount Received 0.152
1-Apr-06
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 3.75%
Difference -0.31%
Amount Receieved -0.248
1-Oct-06
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 4.00%
Difference -0.56%
Amount Receieved -0.448
1-Apr-07
Fixed Rate 3.44%
Euribor Rate 3.25%
Difference 0.19%
Amount Receieved 0.152

b.

I have done this assuming rates are given before as it illogical to take rate of april 1 2007 to caculate previous periods interest.

Euribor Rate (Quoted Rate starting year+Quoted rate between period)/2
1-Apr-06
Fixed Rate 7.00%
Euribor Rate((5.5%+6.5%)/2) 6.00%
Difference 1.00%
Amount received 0.8
1-Apr-07
Fixed Rate 7.00%
Euribor Rate 8.00%
Difference -1.00%
Amount Received -0.8

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