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This document provides an overview of a class on interest rate swaps that discusses what interest rate swaps are, their key characteristics, how the swap curve relates to the yield curve, common uses of swaps including hedging strategies, and the risks associated with swaps. The session will also examine a business case on hedging strategies for Chilean fruit exports. The class is taught by Professor Andrés Lazo de la Barra from the Instituto de Estudios Bancarios Guillermo Subercaseaux.


