Miami Mutual Bank purchases a two-year interest rate cap for a fee of 3 percent of notional principal valued at $20 million, with an interest rate ceiling of 11 percent and LIBOR as the index representing the market interest rate. At the same time, Miami Mutual sells a two-year floor (8 percent) for a fee of 2 percent of the $20 million principal. Assume that LIBOR is expected to be 7 percent and 14 percent at the end of each of the next two years, respectively. What is this type of strategy called

Interest Rate Collar

Explanation:

This strategy called the Interest Rate Collar.

The Interest rate collar is an option that is used to hedge the interest rate exposure. It protects the borrower from the risk of increasing the interest rate and also decided a floor declining rate by purchasing an interest rate cap.

In the given scenario the Miami Bank will receive when the interest rate crosses the cap of 11% and pay when there is a decrease below the floor rate of 8% on the principal value.

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