Definitions

Total Return Swap

Posted By: TradersLog

A type of credit derivative in which one counterparty receives the total return (interest payments and any capital gains or losses) from a specified reference asset and the other counterparty receives a specified fixed or floating cash flow that is not related to the creditworthiness of the reference asset. Also called Total Rate of Return Swap, or TR Swap.

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