Accreting Principal Swap
What Does Accreting Principal Swap Mean?
A swap whereby the notional value is increasing over time.
Investopedia explains Accreting Principal Swap
This type of swap is used mainly by companies willing to pay a fixed rate in return for an increasing notional as a result of increasing working capital requirements.
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