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Floating Rate Payer

(1) A party to an interest rate swap agreement who is required to make variable interest rate payments determined by the reference index rate named in the swap contract. Often called the seller of the swap or said to be short the swap. Also called Swap Seller. (2) The issuer of a floating rate note (FRN) or adjustable rate preferred stock (ARPS).

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