Explain why interest rate swaps are more widely used

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Explain why interest rate swaps are more widely used than currency and equity swaps?

Explain how swaps are similar to but different from forward contracts?

Suppose that a party engages in a swap, but before the expiration date of the swap, the party decides that it would like to terminate the position. Explain how it can do so.

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