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INDEX PRINCIPAL SWAP [1 record]

Record 1 2004-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

An interest rate swap based on a notional principal amount that may decrease over time in accordance with the path of future interest rates.

OBS

The "IAR swap" is also known as the "index principal swap" (IPS) or an "index amortizing swap" (IAS). An "IAR swap" is an over-the-counter contract between two parties to exchange interest payments - one based on a fixed rate and the other on a floating rate - on an amortizing notional principal amount.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Swap de taux d'intérêt dont le notionnel diminue en fonction de la baisse d'un indice, tel que le taux LIBOR [London Interbank Offered Rate], mais demeure constant si l'indice augmente ou demeure inchangé.

OBS

En pratique, le receveur de taux fixe accorde une option au payeur de taux fixe, en échange d'un rendement plus élevé que le taux fixe du marché.

Spanish

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