FRM: Currency swap

Brief illustration of a fixed-for-fixed currency swap (e.g., dollars for euros). Please note: in a plain vanilla interest rate swap, we referred to the NOTIONAL because it is not exchanged (in that case, the notional is required only to compute the interest). However, in a currency swap the PRINCIPAL is exchanged. For more financial risk videos, visit our website at http://www.bionicturtle.com!

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1. I'm confused..
   
   what is the benefit (or motive) for currency swap? examples would help, because in the case of ASEA and the Chiang Mai initiative not country would have the same principal. So Im trying to determine the benefit they would get from inheriting principal that would be of more cost.
2. its awesome...
3. Thanks bro !
4. David Harper Needs to improve his teaching skills
5. please get rid of this.. I just wasted 4 min from my exam
6. Don't understand
7. Use this example: If a firm in EU wants to open up a subsidary in US and requires USD but USD is more expensive to borrow in EU, and a firm in US wants to open branches in EU and requries EUR bust EUR being more expensive to borrow in US, hence they can swap their loan in their domestic dollars to benefit each other. (Domestic dollars being cheaper to borrow in domestic markets)
8. maybe you could watch tim benett of moneyweek and style your videos after his
9. This is hard to follow. It would be useful if the author wrote what he was saying down on his presentation.
10. Okay so just found that fixed-for-fixed would exist if parties have different currencies and ratings in different countries.
11. Why would companies go into an agreement to exchange the same form of interest rate? (fixed-fixed or floating-floating) For currency? For regular plain vanilla swaps? Thanks.
12. he needs to re-record the clip with a practical example to make useful to people who really wants to learn stuff in life.
13. I have a question, have you wondered this thing called the Intellitus Cash System? (do a google search). My brother says it gets people lots of income.
14. The U.S london interbank exchange rate (LIBOR) ?? please correct this
15. I came here to understand the very basics and I did. good job.
16. They never said they would. That is like me searching for videos on different dog breeds and then complaining that the guy doesn't discuss cat breeds also. It is so (in this case) they can get a fixed rate in a different country, for example they are trying to enter a new market and don't want to be exposed to changes in the exchange markets (hedging risk).
17. So as a Euro-payer, the periodic pmt would mean we are paying out in EURO money?
18. Great stuff. Thanks.
19. I do not understand why you do not give examples in any of your videos. The reason people go and look up these things is for clarification and you sir provide none. Theory is useless without implementation.
20. Hi David, would it be possible to post any of your existing videos on valuation of currency swaps please? Ive been struggling with understanding the logic behind.. thanks a ton as always.