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Converting From Spot to Forward Rate Suppose a hypothetical two-year bond is yielding 10%, while a one-year bond is yielding 8%. The return produced from the two-year bond is the same as if an investor receives 8% for the one-year bond and then uses a rollover to roll it over into another one-year bond at 12.04%.

In a forward purchase agreement, the parties enter into a contract to buy or sell an asset at an agreed upon price at a future date or upon the occurrence of a specified future event. These agreements have become a popular strategy as SPACs search for new options and deal terms to attract potential targets.

What Is a Forward Contract? A forward contract is a customized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date. A forward contract can be used for hedging or speculation, although its non-standardized nature makes it particularly apt for hedging.

Example of a Forward Rate Agreement Company A enters into an FRA with Company B in which Company A will receive a fixed (reference) rate of 4% on a principal amount of $5 million in half a year, and the FRA rate will be set at 50 basis points less than that rate.

FRA is a Linear Derivative Instruments. The underlying asset can be bonds, stocks, currency, commodities, etc. The four types of derivatives are - Option contracts, Future derivatives contracts, Swaps, Forward derivative contracts.

For example, suppose the one-year government bond was yielding 2% and the two-year bond was yielding 4%. The one year forward rate represents the one-year interest rate one year from now. You would solve the formula (1.04)^2=(1.02)(1+F). F is 6.03%.

An FRA is an agreement between the Bank and a Customer to pay or receive the difference (called settlement money) between an agreed fixed rate (FRA rate) and the interest rate prevailing on stipulated future date (the fixing date) based on a notional amount for an agreed period (the contract period).

FRA Notation For example: a 3x6 FRA means a contract that expires in 90 days (3 times 30 days), and the interest on the loan is paid in another 3 months, i.e. in 180 days (6 times 30 days) from the initiation of the contract. This contract is therefore based on 90-day LIBOR.