stands for "interest rate swap", one of the derivatives to target interest rates, irs refers to transactions between the parties of the transaction to exchange (swap), the interest rates of different types in the same currencies. The most common transaction, there is a replacement (libor, and tibor) of floating rate and fixed rate, the irs of the circle, such as transaction to be replaced every six months and the six-month libor and the fixed rate may be mentioned as examples. In addition, (exchange rate of fixed interest) Interest rate swap rate of the circle,It is also described in the market field of Nihon Keizai Shimbun (morning edition).
Irs, are used as a means to avoid (hedge) (rising interest rates risk, interest rate risk reduction) interest rate risk, such as financial institutions and businesses in general. In addition, we are trading not move between the parties trading the principal of fact in the "notional", has become the off-balance sheet (without the principal exchange, the exchange between the parties the interest-only). It should be noted that the present transaction,Because it is done to deal directly between the parties without going through the exchange by "negotiated transactions", will be negotiating in advance between the parties (the notional amount, the life of the transaction, interest rate type, interest payments, etc.) for the terms and conditions.
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