Interest Rate Hedging Advisory

First Tryon Advisors is an independent provider of interest rate hedging advisory services specializing in the analysis, structuring, documentation, and execution of hedging products for corporate, municipal, and not-for-profit borrowers. Our staff brings over 40 years of combined financial markets experience to its clients and is committed to providing unparalleled service. While First Tryon Advisors offers a comprehensive suite of advisory services, each client receives services custom tailored to their needs. In general, First Tryon Advisors provides:

Education

Every client has its own, unique capital structure and, as such, has a different level of exposure to interest rate hedging. First Tryon Advisors will provide the education desired and/or required to ensure that board members, management, and staff have the desired level of understanding of the mechanics, risks, and benefits associated with interest rate hedging solutions.

Development and Structuring

There are seemingly an infinite number of possible hedging structures that a borrower may implement when taking into account notional, effective date, maturity, amortization, periodicity, day count, security, etc. First Tryon Advisors will assist in the development and structuring of interest rate risk management strategies incorporating borrowers’ objectives, constraints, and risk tolerances.

Document Negotiation

As with structuring, documentation of hedging structures can take on many forms. First Tryon Advisors will assist in negotiating the appropriate documentation including, but not limited to, authorizing resolution, hedge identification/qualification letter, ISDA Master Agreement, Schedule to the Master Agreement, Credit Support Annex, and confirmation.

Pricing Verification

First Tryon Advisors has invested in state-of-the-art technology to assist our clients in pricing and analyzing hedging solutions. Through a combination of market-tested models and proprietary analysis utilizing live market data, we have the ability to price, analyze, and advise on any relevant structure within the interest rate hedging marketplace. First Tryon Advisors will ensure pricing transparency around a traditionally opaque process.

Independence

First Tryon Advisors is a fully independent advisory firm. We do not rely on hedging providers, banks, or other advisors for pricing discovery and we are not affiliated with any firms providing underwriting, legal, investment, or derivatives products.

Long-Term Relationships

First Tryon Advisors’ commitment does not end at the closing table. Our desire is to create long-term relationships with our clients making ourselves available for ongoing questions, strategic dialogue, and general information.