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Learning objectives: Describe Treasury rates, LIBOR, Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), and repo rates, and explain what is meant by the risk-free rate. Calculate the value of an investment using different compounding frequencies. Convert interest rates based on different compounding...

Learning objectives: Discuss regulatory expectations on LIBOR transition and how these expectations can help market participants in their management of conduct risk arising from the transition. Analyze the risks of LIBOR transition from both sell-side and buy-side perspectives and give examples...

Learning objectives: Describe the features comprising an ideal benchmark. Examine the issues that led to the replacement of LIBOR as the reference rate. Examine the risks inherent in basing risk-free rates (RFR’s) on transactions in the repo market Questions: 20.7.1. According to the Bank for...

Learning objectives: Explain the mechanics of a currency swap and compute its cash flows. Explain how a currency swap can be used to transform an asset or liability and calculate the resulting cash flows. Calculate the value of a currency swap based on two simultaneous bond positions. Calculate...

Learning objectives: Describe Treasury rates, LIBOR, and repo rates, and explain what is meant by the “risk-free” rate. Calculate the value of an investment using different compounding frequencies. Convert interest rates based on different compounding frequencies. Questions: 712.1. Interest...

Learning objectives: Discuss the recommended principles to make benchmark rates such as LIBOR and other interbank offered rates less susceptible to manipulation. Evaluate the implications, advantages, and disadvantages of using benchmarks. Assess the types of agglomeration effects after a...

Learning outcomes: Explain the main considerations in choosing a risk-free rate for derivatives valuation. Describe the OIS rate and the LIBOR-OIS spread, and explain their uses. Questions: 506.1. With respect to the risk-free rate, LIBOR, and the overnight indexed swap (OIS) rate, consider...

Hi David, In your notes, you say that LIBOR is quoted on an actual/360 basis. But when using the LIBOR rate as a proxy for the spot rate it is continuously compounding. Doesn't actual/360 imply simple interest (no compunding)? I just do not see how these two methodologies are compatible...