Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Interest Rate Cap, Floor, and Call

Interest Rate Cap, Floor, and Call
Interest ratePayment(payoff) to a holder(i.e. long):
Interest rate Caplong+ (*1)-(interest rate - cap rate)*(Actual date/360)
Interest rate Floorlong-+(floor rate - interest rate)*(Actual date/360)
Interest rate Call (*3)long+ (*2)-
+: positive return
-: negative return

(*1) rise above the cap rate
(*2) rise above the strike rate
(*3) receive variable, pay fixed interest rate

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