For example, I want to terminate a centrally cleared receive-fixed/pay-float interest rate swap through a clearinghouse, which requires entering into a counteracting pay-fixed/receive-float swap with equal and offsetting terms through the clearinghouse. The clearinghouse then compresses the positions within my portfolio; however, for GAAP purposes, does this effectively terminate my original swap position, OR do I now have (to record) two swap positions? And if the latter, do I have to report these positions gross, or can I report them net (as if they do not exist)?
How should a centrally cleared swap termination that involves swap compression (with an equal and offsetting swap) be accounted for?
Answers
For GAAP purposes, your original swap is terminated. There is no longer an exposure.
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