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Swap walutowo-odsetkowy (CIRS) – definicja, zasady wyceny, czynniki ryzyka, zastosowanie w Polsce
Cross currency interest rate swap – definition, pricing, risk factors and its application in Poland

Author(s): Kamil Liberadzki
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: CIRS; risk of interest rate and exchange rate

Summary/Abstract: Cross currency interest rate swap (CIRS) is a useful tool for interest rate – and currency – risk hedging of bond/loans portfolios. It can be also used for foreign exchange speculation. The paper presents the structure of CIRS, pricing rules as well as risk factors associated with the swap. This is the only FX and interest rate based derivative in Poland with the growing turnover compared with the year 2007.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 158
  • Page Range: 988-998
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish