8.6 Product Code- IRPH

IRPH – Interest Rate Options Hedge Physically Settled Swaption

Business Scenario

The financial product IRPH that is, Interest Rate Options Hedge Physically Settled Swaptions helps corporates/banks to provide the buyer with speculation or protection against adverse movement in floating interest rates compared to fixed interest rates while providing potential for profit in case of favorable movement of rates.

Targeted Customer Segment: Corporates/Banks who seek speculation/protection against adverse interest rate movement.

Introduction

Product IRPH covers the interest rate options of physically settled Swaptions hedge type deals. Product IRPH holds good for all the interest rate option types of both buy and sell with European expiry style, the exception being the swaptions which has three expiration styles like European, American and Bermudan.

Synopsis (ex. High level features etc.)

  • Product IRPH is setup by linking with the underlying Single Currency Interest Rate Swap (IRS) derivative product.
  • Covers Interest Rate Swaptions of Price-Based.
  • Payment/Settlement is done on schedule basis based on the arrear/advance method of payment type
  • Expiry Styles covered by swaptions are:
    • European
    • American
    • Bermudan
  • Amortization setup is done with daily frequency.

Detailed Coverage

Interest Rate Options can be cash settled as well as physically settled. Product IRPH is meant for cash settled interest rate options.

Product IRPH covers the following features:

Table 8-21 Detailed Coverage

Features Type
Types of the Deal Covered
  • Buy Deal
Types of the Contract Covered
  • Trade Deal
  • Hedge Deal
Expiry Style’s Covered
  • European
  • American
  • Bermudan
Payment Method Covered
  • Actual/365 – Per Annum Basis
  • Arrears
Amortization Covered
  • Amortization of Deferred Inception Gain for Hedge deals.
  • Amortization of Deferred Time Value for Hedge deals.

Events Covered (including brief information on accounting)

Product IRPH has the Life Cycle as listed below:

Table 8-22 Events Covered

Events Covered Terminology
AMDG Amortization of Deferred Gains-Hedge
AMND Amendment Option Deal Contract
AMRT Amortization Of Deferred Inception Gain
BOOK Booking of the deal Contract
EXER Exercise Of Option
EXPR Expiry Of Option
EXST Exercise Settlement Of Option
PRPT Premium Payment\Premium Collection
REVL Revaluation Of Option
REVR Reversal Of Deal
RTFX Rate Fixing
TERM Termination of Option Contract

Advices Supported

Following Advices setup done in the IRPH Product as part of Product Life Cycle:

Table 8-23 Advices Supported

Advices Description
OT_IRO_AMND IRO Amendment Advice
OT_IRO_CANC IRO Cancellation
OT_IRO_CONF IRO Confirmation
OT_IRO_DEAL_TKT IRO Deal Ticket
OT_IRO_TERM IRO Termination Advice
PAYMENT_MESSAGE Payment Message
REVSWIFT Cancellation of Contract

Messages

Following SWIFT Messages setup done in the IRPH product as part of product life cycle.

Table 8-24 SWIFT Messages

SWIFT Messages Contact Field
MT 360 IRO Confirmation Message
MT 360 IRO Amendment Message
MT 364 IRO Termination Message
MT 360 IRO Cancellation Advice
MT 362 Rate Rest Message

Premium/Charges/Brokerage

Premium

Product IRPH enables the Premium Collection or Premium Payment through:

  • Option Premium is expressed as a percentage of the notional principal / contract amount.
  • Option Premium can be a flat amount as well.

Charges

In IRPH product following Charge Component is parametrized
  • Component - OTBOOKCHG - OT Options Booking Charge
  • Rule - OTBKCHG - OT Options Booking Charge Rule
  • Flat Amount GBP 125

Special/Other Features

Product IRPH covers the following special features:

  • Product IRCH covers all the three types of expiry styles like:
  • American
  • European (Default)
  • Bermudan
  • Product IRPH is Auto Exercisable or Manual Exercisable.

Additional information (ex. UDF & other Special Maintenance)

In case the Bank wants to capture any additional information regarding the agreement\customer, the same could be captured by defining the User Defined Fields (UDF).

OT Options Module Maintenance

OT Options module has to be setup with the following furnished maintenance,

  • Option Branch Parameter Maintenance
  • Role To Head mapping Class Maintenance
  • Accounting Event Class Maintenance
  • OT Product Maintenance
  • Floating Rate Source Maintenance
  • DV Rate Type Maintenance
  • DV Float Rate Code Maintenance
  • Floating Rate Maintenance
  • Advice Format Maintenance
  • Other General Maintenance Needed For Branch