Consider a currency swap for $10 million and SF 15 million (Swiss francs). One party pays dollars at a fixed rate of 9% and the other pays Swiss francs at a fixed rate of 8%. The payments are made semiannually based on 180/360 convention.

Calculate the next payment each party makes. ?

Why are these payments less likely to be netted out than a plain vanilla interest rate ?swap? ?

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