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Amortising swaps calculate interest on a reducing notional principal amount over the life of the swap, in order to hedge underlying exposures whose principal amount is also reducing.
Amortising swaps calculate interest on a reducing notional principal amount over the life of the swap, in order to hedge underlying exposures whose principal amount is also reducing.
Used - for example - to hedge a loan being repaid by instalments.
Used - for example - to hedge a loan being repaid by instalments.


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* [[Interest rate swap]]
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* [[Swap]]
* [[Swap]]


[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]

Revision as of 20:26, 27 July 2013

A type of interest rate swap.

Amortising swaps calculate interest on a reducing notional principal amount over the life of the swap, in order to hedge underlying exposures whose principal amount is also reducing.

Used - for example - to hedge a loan being repaid by instalments.

See also