Usage of Basis Swaps For Hedging
Basis risk occurs for positions that have at least one paying and one receiving stream of cash flows that are driven by different factors and the correlation between those factors is less than one. Entering into a Basis Swap may offset the effect of gains or losses resulting from changes in the basis, thus reducing basis risk.
- against exposure to currency fluctuations (for example, 1 mo USD LIBOR for 1 mo GBP LIBOR)
- against one index in the favor of another (for example, 1 mo USD T-bill for 1 mo USD LIBOR)
- different points on a yield curve (for example, 1 mo USD LIBOR for 6 mo USD LIBOR)
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