ISO 20022 · Benchmark curve name
SWAPSWAP
Published definition
In curve construction, Swap is the long portion of the curve constituting about 3 years to 30 years term. The exchange of one security, currency or interest rate for another to change the maturity (bonds), or quality of issues (stocks or bonds), or because investment objectives have changed.
Code set and usage
Benchmark curve name contains 43 registered codes. Its exact identifier is ExternalBenchmarkCurveName1Code.
Specifies the external benchmark curve name code in the format of character string with a maximum length of 4 characters. The list of valid codes is an external code list published separately. External code sets can be downloaded from www.iso20022.org.
Use the code with the applicable message version and implementation guide. A matching code value alone does not establish the same meaning in another set.