FX Swaps: The Instrument Nobody Talks About

The Trading Floor with David Axtell · Apr 21, 2026 · 12m

$3.8 trillion a day. More than spot. More than forwards. Yet most practitioners can't explain them clearly. David Axtell breaks down FX swap structure, swap points, short-dated variants, and why the cross-currency basis never disappears. Part IV. Ep 13.KEYWORDS:FX swaps, foreign exchange swaps, swap points, cross-currency basis, FX swap structure, near leg far leg, overnight swap, tom next swap, spot next swap, O/N T/N S/N FX, FX swap funding, synthetic borrowing FX, covered interest parity, FX swap pricing, interest rate differential, FX swap settlement, CLS settlement, rolling FX swap, FX…