You are a bank manager and have been approached by a swap dealer about participating in fixed for floating interest rate swaps If your bank has the typical maturity structure, which side of the swap might you be interested in paying and which side would you want to receive ...

A typical bank has liabilities that are shorterterm than its assets or has floating rate liabiliti ...

You are a bank manager and have been approached by a swap dealer about participating in fixed

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You are a bank manager and have been approached by a swap about participating in fixed for floating interest-rate swaps. If your bank has the typical structure, which side of the swap might you be interested in paying and which side would you want to receive?

Dealer
A dealer in the securities market is an individual or firm who stands ready and willing to buy a security for its own account (at its bid price) or sell from its own account (at its ask price). A dealer seeks to profit from the spread between the... Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...