Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Convexity adjustment for a forward swap rate


I recently heard that for a forward swap rate (for example, the fixed rate of a swap that will start in one year and end in five years), I need to do a convexity adjustment in order to get the right number. Is it true, and if so why?





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