Finance[Swap] - construct a swap instrument
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Calling Sequence
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Swap(firstleg, secondleg)
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list of cash flows; paying leg
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list of cash flows; receiving leg
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Description
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The Swap command constructs an instrument that swaps one set of cash flows with another set.
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Compatibility
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The Finance[Swap] command was introduced in Maple 15.
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Examples
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Consider two payment schedules. The first one consists of payments of 5% of the nominal every month between January 3, 2008 and January 3, 2018. The second one consists of payments of 3% of the nominal every quarter between January 3, 2010 and January 3, 2015.
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Consider two simple swaps that exchange the first set of payments for the second set.
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You can implement the above instrument as an ordinary swap using explicit cash flows. Here is the set of cash flows for the paying leg of each swap.
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Here is the set of cash flows for the receiving leg.
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