Company A, a British manufacturer, wishes to borrow U.S. dollars at a fixed rate of interest. Company

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Company A, a British manufacturer, wishes to borrow U.S. dollars at a fixed rate of interest.

Company B, a U.S. multinational, wishes to borrow sterling at a fixed rate of interest. They have been quoted the following rates per annum (adjusted for differential tax effects):

Sterling U.S. Dollars Company A 11.0% 7.0%

Company B 10.6% 6.2%

Design a swap that will net a bank, acting as intermediary, 10 basis points per annum and that will produce a gain of 15 basis points per annum for each of the two companies.

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