单选题
A U. S. bank enters into a plain vanilla currency swap with a notional principal of US $ 500 million (GBP£ 300 million). At each settlement date, the U. S. bank pays a fixed rate of 4.5 percent on the British pounds received and the British bank pays a variable rate equal to LIBOR on the U. S. dollars received. Given the following information, what payment is made to whom at the end of year 2? 0 1 2 LIBOR=4% LIBOR=4.5% LIBOR=5% The U. S. bank pays: A. US $9513.50 million and the British bank pays 25.00 million. B. £ 13.50 million and thee British bank pays US $ 25.00 million. C. £ 13.50 million and the British bank pays US $ 22.50 million
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】50 million and the British bank pays US $22. 50 million The U. S. bank pays 4.5 percent fixed on £ 300 million, which makes for an annual payment of £ 13.50 million. The variable rate to be used at time period 2 is set at time period 1 (the arrears method). Therefore, the British bank pays 4.5 percent times US $ 500 million for a payment of US $ 22.50 million.