Derivatives help banks remain competitive in an increasingly unpredictable market. Learn the difference between traditional and indirect interest rate swaps.

If your organization is exposed to today's volatile commodity market conditions, consider employing commodity collars, a hedging structure that pairs a price ceiling with a price floor, bounding the range of future prices and reducing the amplitude of the price peaks and troughs.

Chatham Financial announced today that it has structured and executed the first AMERIBOR-indexed interest rate swap in a designated hedging relationship on behalf of First Merchants Bank.

An FX option is an insurance policy on an exchange rate. Its pricing is determined by factors including time to expiry, strike rate, and volatility of the underlying currency pair.

The purchase price allocation is a critical audit matter in accounting for a new acquisition. Amid a recession, the valuation of the land, building improvements, and leases in place of an asset requires abundant testing and reconciliation to ensure the conclusions reflect fair market value.

With government debt levels reaching new highs relative to GDP, and deficits ballooning, now seems an appropriate time to examine Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). This piece aims to provide a high-level overview of MMT and discusses some of its claims.

On Friday, October 23, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) launched the IBOR Fallbacks Supplement and Protocol, which provides a framework for transitioning interest rate derivatives from USD LIBOR to SOFR.

How to manage cash liquidity when hedging the FX risk of non-liquid assets. We are witnessing an increasing number of funds acquiring assets not just cross border but also cross continent. This list of considerations will help you navigate your fund’s FX risk and develop a robust hedging strategy.

On Wednesday, September 9, Chatham executed the first SOFR-indexed interest rate cap on behalf of a commercial real estate (CRE) borrower in conjunction with the closing of a CBRE-originated Freddie Mac financing.

The key benefits of engaging an advisor for an interest rate swap in an LBO financing.