Equity swaps are just as easy to value as plain vanilla interest rate swaps; once again, as with all derivatives, the formula for the value is: \[Value\ =\ PV(what\ you\ will\ receive)\ –\ PV(what\ you\ will\ pay)\] If one leg is a fixed or floating rate, it is valued exactly as described for plain vanilla […]

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