105 CHAPTER 8 USING FINANCIAL FUTURES, OPTIONS, SWAPS, AND OTHER HEDGING TOOLS IN ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT Goal of This Chapter: The purpose of this chapter is to examine how financial futures, option, and swap contracts, as well as selected other asset-liability management techniques can be employed to help reduce a bank’s potential exposure to loss as market conditions change
We will also discover how swap contracts and other hedging tools can generate additional revenues for banks by providing risk-hedging services to their customers
Key Topics in this Chapter • The Use of Derivatives • Financial Futures Contracts: Purpose and Mechanics • Short and Long Hedges • Interest-Rate Options:Types of Contracts and Mechanics • Interest-Rate Swaps • Regulations and Accounting Rules • Caps, Fl