In our conversations over the years with borrowers of all shapes and sizes, in a myriad of industries, we’ve seen time and time again that all borrowers share the same basic goal: to take advantage of low interest rates now while protecting themselves if interest rates rise in the future. Some borrowers opt for the easy […]
The ISDA agreement – the seemingly incomprehensible document that governs most interest rate hedges – has just been delivered to your inbox by your friendly banker. You’re in the midst of a floating rate financing negotiation with the bank that involves entering into a interest rate swap to hedge the floating rate risk. You notice in the email that […]
Negative Mark-to-Market (”MTM”) lt is likely that close to 90% of recently executed pay-fixed swap have negative market values today. Current swap rates are, for the most part, lower than those for swaps executed I, 3, 6, or 12 months ago. In addition to movement in rates, one needs to take into account that swaps […]
This long, and to many people, incomprehensible document has just been delivered electronically by your friendly banker because you are about to execute a derivative or are contemplating one. Okay, it’s time to take a deep breath and not sign that document until you fully understand what it means to you. While your banker may […]
Of the frequent publications we produce, this one is unique and worthy of your special attention as we dig into a few hedging alternatives that you may not be familiar with because they haven’t made sense for a very long time. If you have questions after reading please give us a call. In our conversations […]
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