Valuation of Interest Rate Swaps and Swaptions

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• About the Authors. Introduction. Calculating Swap Payments. Computing the Present Value of Swap Payments and Determining theSwap Fixed Rate. Traditional Approach to the Valuation of a Plain VanillaSwap. Lattice Approach to Valuation. Swap Valuation Using the Lattice Approach. Valuation of Forward Start Swaps. Valuing a Swaption. Factos that Affect the Value of a Swaption. Valuing Non-LIBOR Based Swaps and Basis Swaps. Controlling Interest Rate Risk with Swaps. Appendix A: Theoretical Spot and Forward Rates. Appendix B: Binomial Interest Rate Model. Appendix C: Valuation of Swaps Using the Trinomial Approach. Index.