An Equity Swap with Fixed Interest Payments Has Two Payments

question 42

Multiple Choice

An equity swap with fixed interest payments has two payments remaining.The first occurs in 30 days and the second occurs in 210 days.The discount factors are 0.9934 (30 days) and 0.9528 (210 days) .The upcoming fixed payment is at 4 percent and is based 180 days in a 360-day year.The equity index was at 1150 at the beginning of the period and is now at 1152.75.The notional amount is $60 million.Find the approximate value of the equity swap from the perspective of the party making the equity payment and receiving the fixed payment.

• A)$143,478
• B)$642,000
• C)-$143,478
• D)-$642,000
• E)-$496,560

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