Using a novel regulatory dataset of fully identified derivatives transactions, this paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the structure of the euro area interest rate swap (IRS) market after the start of the mandatory clearing obligation. Our dataset contains 1.7 million bilateral...

Using a novel regulatory dataset of fully identified derivatives transactions, this paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the structure of the euro area interest rate swap (IRS) market after the start of the mandatory clearing obligation. Our dataset contains 1.7 million bilateral...

Der Bund als Schuldner war lange Zeit Derivaten als Gestaltungsinstrumenten der Schuldenstruktur wenig aufgeschlossen. Mit der Globalisierung der Kapitalmärkte ist jedoch ein Paradigmenwechsel beobachtbar. Wie der Autor zeigt, löst sich der Staat immer stärker von tradierten Denkmustern....

This paper explores the extent to which interest risk exposure is priced in bank margins. Our contribution to the literature is twofold: First, we present an extended model of Ho and Saunders (1981) that explicitly captures interest rate risk and returns from maturity transformation. Banks price...