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A Case Study of Power Spread Notes

CHAY, JONG BOM

Mirae Asset Securities

Published: January 2013 · Vol. 17, No. 1 · pp. 103-126
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Abstract

Power spread notes have attracted considerable attention from investors since they were introduced to the Korean financial markets in 2006. Power spread notes are structured instruments that exploit arbitrage profit opportunities arising from anomalous spreads between Korean Treasury bond yields and interest rate swap rates. From the perspective of financial engineering, these structured notes have instructional values to academics and practitioners alike. This case illustrates the design structure of the power spread notes and valuation issues that are important to both issuers and investors.
Keywords: 파워스프레드구조화채권본드스왑 스프레드이자율스왑