{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"SimTrade blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade","author_name":"Alexandre VERLET","author_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/author\/averlet\/","title":"Understanding financial derivatives: swaps","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mBfmW4hJWn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/understanding-financial-derivatives-swaps\/\">Understanding financial derivatives: swaps<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/understanding-financial-derivatives-swaps\/embed\/#?secret=mBfmW4hJWn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Understanding financial derivatives: swaps&#8221; &#8212; SimTrade blog\" data-secret=\"mBfmW4hJWn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Understanding financial derivatives: swaps In this article, Alexandre VERLET (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program &#8211; Master in Management, 2017-2021) explains why financial markets invented swaps and how they function. The origins of swaps The origins of swaps lie in \u2018parallel loans\u2019. In the 1970s, while floating exchange rates were common, the transfer of capital ... Read more","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.simtrade.fr\/blog_simtrade\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_SimTrade_Photo1_Alexandre_Verlet.png"}