LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After studying this chapter you will be able to get a grasp of the following:
- Meaning of interest rate swaps
- Meaning of receive fixed and pay floating type of interest rate swap
- Definition of a derivative as per US GAAP and IFRS
- Interest rate swap as a hedging instrument
- Accounting for interest rate swaps
- Interest rate swap instrument—receive fixed and pay floating
- Trade life cycle of interest rate swaps
- Accounting journal entries to be recorded during the different phases of the trade life cycle
- Illustration of investments in interest rate swaps
- Preparation of general ledger accounts
- Preparation of income statement, balance sheet after the investments in interest rate swaps are made
- FX revaluation and FX translation process
- Functional currency, foreign currency and presentation currency