January 20th, 2006, 8:01 am
You might need to bootstrap you swap rates as they are periodic fixed rates (similar to coupon rates for bonds) to get your zero yield.I'm not too sure though.The curve you've made is then used to discount the cashflows.Then you'll need another yeild curve which is the forward curve. This 'projects' your floating rate in the future.Now you discount your fixed leg cash flows with you zero curve.And you project your floating cashflows using the forward rates and discount with the same curve that you used for the fixed.Then your swap value is the net of the two legs (Receive - Pay).
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jomni on January 19th, 2006, 11:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.