Your Firm Is Faced with Paying a Variable Rate Debt

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Essay

Your firm is faced with paying a variable rate debt obligation with the expectation that interest rates are likely to go up. Identify two strategies using interest rate futures and interest rate swaps that could reduce the risk to the firm.

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Definitions:

Plantation Mistresses

Women who lived on and managed plantations in the southern United States during the antebellum period, often overseeing domestic aspects of plantation life.

Domestic Servants

Workers employed within the household, performing various chores and tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and childcare.

Cotton Kingdom

Cotton-producing region, relying predominantly on slave labor, that spanned from North Carolina west to Louisiana and reached as far north as southern Illinois.

New Orleans

A major city in Louisiana, known for its vibrant music scene, distinct Creole cuisine, and as the annual host of Mardi Gras, a colorful and festive carnival.