Equity Swaps: Basics
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Equity Swaps: Basics

Intuition Publishing Pty Ltd
Updated Sep 24, 2020

An equity swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange cash flows, where at least one of the cash flow streams is linked to the performance of an equity market index. We look at the basics of an equity swap structure, and use an example to highlight the key terms used in an equity swap transaction.

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