This event gives students an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of mechanics and an interest rate swap in the real world. Rothmans Inc. has entered into interest rate swaps in 2001, and public financial statements of the Company allow readers to follow the swap in a few years, up to a possible early return in 2005. Students are able to determine whether the decision to exit the interest rate swap was early good or bad. Rothmans has only one five-year term bank loan and one interest rate swap covering half the cost of the loan. This simplicity provides an excellent learning environment with the use of publicly available data. "Hide
by Karen Lightstone Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 7 pages. Publication Date: August 28, 2012. Prod. #: W12164-PDF-ENG
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