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Sshaima3y ago
wanted to know the difference between currency SWAPS and interest rate SWAPS ,now what i know in interest rates SWAPS we get the difference of the differences when we have fixed and Floating rates for both parties while in currency options we add the differences being between each party's country of one country's fied rates and other country's Variable rates however there's a question in BPP textbook on page 294 illustration 7 currency swaps they took difference of differences iam little confused in this area
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor3y ago#1
I do not have the BPP textbook (only the BPP Revision Kit) and so I cannot hep you with the example you refer to. As far as questions in the exam are concerned, both interest rate swaps and currency swaps are explained in our free lectures.
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