1. A forward contract
has more credit risk than a futures contract.
is more standardized than a futures contract.
is marked to market more frequently than a futures contract.
has a shorter time to delivery than a futures contract.
is less risky than a futures contract.
2. A thrift has funded 10 percent fixed-rate assets with variable-rate liabilities at LIBOR + 2 (L + 2) percent. A bank has funded variable-rate assets with fixed-rate liabilities at 6 percent. The bank's variable-rate assets earn LIBOR + 1 (L + 1) percent. The thrift and the bank have reached agreement on an interest-rate swap with the fixed-rate swap payment at 6 percent and the variable-rate swap payment at LIBOR.
What will be the net after-swap cost of funds for the bank if the cash market liabilities are included in the analysis?
Variable-rate at LIBOR.
Fixed-rate at 8 percent.
Fixed-rate at 1 percent.
Fixed-rate at 2 percent.
None of the above.