Question 5 a) Explain the difference between interest rate swaps, currency swaps and commodity swaps. (5 marks) b) Atico Company and Xylan Company need to raise funds to pay for capital improvements at their manufacturing plants. Atico Company is a well- established firm with an excellent credit rating in the debt market; it can borrow funds either at 11 percent fixed rate or at LIBOR + 1 percent floating rate. Xylan Company is a fledgling start-up firm without a strong credit history. It can borrow funds either at 10 percent fixed rate or at LIBOR + 3 percent floating rate. Required: Suppose you've just been hired at a bank that acts as a dealer in the swaps market, and your boss has shown you the borrowing rate information for your clients Atico and Xylan. Describe how you could bring these two companies together in an interest rate swap that would make both firms better off, while netting your bank a 2.0 percent profit. (10 marks) Question 5 a) Explain the difference between interest rate swaps, currency swaps and commodity swaps. (5 marks) b) Atico Company and Xylan Company need to raise funds to pay for capital improvements at their manufacturing plants. Atico Company is a well- established firm with an excellent credit rating in the debt market; it can borrow funds either at 11 percent fixed rate or at LIBOR + 1 percent floating rate. Xylan Company is a fledgling start-up firm without a strong credit history. It can borrow funds either at 10 percent fixed rate or at LIBOR + 3 percent floating rate. Required: Suppose you've just been hired at a bank that acts as a dealer in the swaps market, and your boss has shown you the borrowing rate information for your clients Atico and Xylan. Describe how you could bring these two companies together in an interest rate swap that would make both firms better off, while netting your bank a 2.0 percent profit. (10 marks)