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In finance, the term "swap" has ambiguous contours but some definite and frequently encountered instantiations. A practical definition of "swap" can take the following form: "a bilateral agreement to exchange future cash flows based on some agreed formula." An example is a floating-for-fixed interest rate swap, which calls for (a) payments by one party based on the product of a floating interest rate and a fixed amount, called the notional, in exchange for (b) payments by the counterparty based on the product of a fixed interest rate and the same notional amount. This example illustrates the origins of the name "swap" because the instrument allows the parties to swap payment obligations based on two interest rates—a floating rate and a fixed rate.
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