If you have mortgages tied to the 1y LIBOR that reset once per year, would you be best served to use a strip of 4 eurodollar futures (white/red packs), a series of put options on eurodollar futures, or caplets? The goal is to hedge your exposure to a rising 1y LIBOR. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Trading LIBOR (hedge strategy)
- Thread starter matador04
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I'd go with the Eurodollars, as they offer the best liquidity... As to whether to choose options or do outright, that's something you have to decide for yourself (it's a trade-off between transaction costs and a smoother payout)
Quote from nazzdack:
1) If this is for your own mortgage, convert to a fixed rate.
2) If you are a dealer, tell the mortgage bankers to tell their customers to convert all the adustable mortgages to fixed rate.
Hmmm... I want int rate swaps in my retail brokerage... saves a lot of paperwork.
Do you have a couple of lawyers on your payroll to deal with ISDA/CSA? You got facilities for posting collateral?