Which of the Following Is True for the Party Paying

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true for the party paying fixed in a newly negotiated interest rate swap when the yield curve is upward sloping?

• A)The early forward contracts underlying the swap have a positive value and the later ones have a negative value
• B)The early forward contracts underlying the swap have a negative value and the later ones have a positive value
• C)The swap is designed so that all forward rates have zero value
• D)Sometimes A is true and sometimes B is true

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