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Constant Maturity Swap
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Constant Maturity Swap
An interest rate swap where the buyer is permitted to pick the maturities of the interest rates swapped. For example, the buyer may choose to receive the six month interest rate (calculated over some notional amount) while paying a one-year rate. One buys a CMS when one believes he/she knows the direction of future rates.


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2 includes Constant Maturity Swaps (CMS) and Index Amortizing (IA) Swaps.
NEW YORK & LONDON -- Dura Automotive presents the first opportunity for ISDA to try out their newly revised cash settlement protocol that for the first time will allow for the settlement of structures such as single-name CDS, constant maturity swaps, FTD baskets, and others, in addition to the traded indices, according to a new report from Derivative Fitch.
This course examines the structure, features, applications and pricing of many of these variations, including in-arrears swaps, constant maturity swaps and asset swaps.
 
 
 
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