It is a transaction between you and the bank that determines the acceptable interval of the maximum and minimum variable interest rates (e.g. Euribor 3M, Euribor 6M) for agreed period of time. The bank pays compensation to you in case the interest rate exceeds the highest level chosen by you, and you pay an additional amount to the bank in case the interest rate becomes lower than the minimum level calculated on the transaction date.
Set your acceptable limits
- Effective way to determine the maximum and minimum interest rates for the entire loan period
- No one-off premium is usually applicable
- Minimum transaction amount EUR 1 million
Risks
After an agreement has been acquired, the paid premium is not refunded (if was paid).
For instance, if market interest rates will be below minimum variable rate for longer period, in case of an interest rate collar buyer would incur a loss.
These transactions are concluded over-the-counter; therefore, under certain circumstances in the market, the market value of fixed-term or interest rate collars may be subject to higher volatility. For this reason, where the concluded interest rate collar is sold on the market, or where an offsetting transaction is used for closure, the market value of the transaction may be unfavourable to the party to the transaction.
Example
Let us suppose that you concluded an interest rate swap on 1 January 2021
| Basic terms | |
| Transaction amount | EUR 1 million |
| Expiration time | 5 years |
| Maximum variable interest rate chosen by you | (EURIBOR 6M) 1.0 % |
| Minimum variable interest rate calculated by the bank | 0.50 % |
| On 1 July 2021, EURIBOR 6M stands at 0.40 %. | |
| The amount due to the bank from you (the difference between the minimum interest rate calculated on the transaction date and the actual market interest rate: | 1,000,000 x (0.50 — 0.40) x 180 / 360 = EUR 500 |
| On 1 January 2022, EURIBOR 6M reaches 1.20 %. | |
| The amount due to you from the bank (the difference between the maximum interest rate chosen on the transaction date and the actual market interest rate): | 1,000,000 x (1.20 — 1.00) % x 180 / 360 = EUR 1000 |
| The same principle applies to the calculation of other payments until the completion of the transaction, i.e. until 1 January 2026. | |
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Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) regulates the rendering of financial investment services and has been effective in the European Union and the European Economic Community (EEC) since 2007. The requirements of MiFID are aimed to provide additional protection to investors and promote the transparency of financial markets in terms of transactions in financial instruments.
After 3rd January 2018, new rules of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) came into force and affect each investor who engages in transactions in financial instruments.
After 3rd January 2018, new rules of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) came into force and affect each investor who engages in transactions in financial instruments.
Please note that the data, examples, and information on derivative financial instruments provided herein is for informational purposes only. This information has been prepared without consideration or regard of your knowledge or experience related to specific financial instruments and without having any information about your investment objectives or financial capacity to assume risks related to the conclusion of the transaction that meets your investment objectives; therefore, it cannot be construed as a personal investment recommendation, advice on trading in derivative financial instruments or investment research, order or invitation to buy or sell specific financial instruments and may not constitute any basis or part of any subsequent transaction. Further information on risk factors is available in the publications “Description of Risks Related to Financial Instruments” (PDF, LT) and “Derivatives instruments description” (PDF).
