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Doubtfin
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Payer swaption

February 15th, 2006, 3:08 pm

i should have thought about that simply - my apologies and thanks
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Payer swaption

February 15th, 2006, 3:21 pm

The right to pay fixed becomes more valueable as interest rates rise. Calls become more valuable as the underlying(in this case, an interest rate) rises.