Málek, Jiøí - In: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver) 51 (2001) 2, pp. 99-110
Three approaches toward the determination of fixed swap rates are presented in this article: a swap as a portfolio of … bonds with a fixed and floating coupon, a swap as a portfolio of forwards, and a swap as the difference between the cap and … most important determinants of credit risk in a swap spread is the yield curve slope. …