Equity Swaps Are Equivalent to Portfolios of Forward Contracts Calling

question 87

True/False

Equity swaps are equivalent to portfolios of forward contracts calling for the exchange of cash flows based on two different investment rates: (1) a variable debt rate and (2) the return to an equity index.

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