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How Interest Rate Caps Works?

Details of an Interest Rate Swap Contract

An interest rate swap is an exchange of cash flows between two parties where party A pays a fixed rate and receives a floating rate and party B receives a fixed rate and pays the floating rate. An interest rate swap contract has the following characteristics:

CFA Level 2 Exam – 21 Week Study Plan, Part 2 of 6

Week 2 – Quant I believe that many candidates let themselves get unnecessarily stressed about Quant. Keep in mind it is a minor part of test. Topics include: correlation, significance testing, single and multiple variable regression, assumptions and violations in regression analysis, and time series modeling.

How Interest Rate Swaps Work?

Exchange-traded versus Over-the-counter (OTC) Derivatives

CFA Level 2 Exam – 21 Week Study Plan, Part 1 of 6

Case Study - National Australia Bank – FX Options

BIS - Principles for Sound Stress Testing Practices and Supervision

Basel II – Capital Charge for Credit Risk

CFA Exam: My Experience and Some Tips

Overview of Basel II Accord

Why Basel I (1988 Accord) Needed to be Replaced?

Basel Accord – 1996 Market Risk Amendment

Emerging Markets: Looking for Opportunities

This post discusses the advantages of investing in emerging markets against developed markets.

The 1988 Basel Accord (Basel I)

Introduction to Basel Capital Accord

eBook - Risk Management Essentials

CFA Careers: Options for CFA Charterholders

According to CFA Institute, the CFA charter provides you with a strong foundation for a variety of career choices in the investment profession. It opens up opportunities in various areas such as portfolio management, investment research, advisory services, and investment banking careers.

CFA Calculator: Financial Calculator for CFA Exam

In order to work with quantitative sections of the study material, it is important that you be able to work with a financial calculator. The exam questions are construction with the assumption that the candidates have the ability to work with a financial calculator. CFA Institute allows two types of calculators in the exam.

Calculating VaR using Monte Carlo Simulation

Computing VaR with Monte Carlo Simulations very similar to Historical Simulations. The main difference lies in the first step of the algorithm – instead of using the historical data for the price (or returns) of the asset and assuming that this return (or price) can re-occur in the next time interval, we generate a random number that will be used to estimate the return (or price) of the asset at the end of the analysis horizon.