A square root interest rate model fitting discrete initial term structure data |
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Authors: | Erik Schlögl Lutz Schlögl |
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Institution: | The CMAPX, Ecole Polytechnique , Palaiseau, France E-mail: alexandre.daspremont@polytechnique.org |
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Abstract: | This paper presents one-factor and multifactor versions of a term structure model in which the factor dynamics are given by Cox/Ingersoll/Ross (CIR) type ‘square root’ diffusions with piece wise constant parameters. The model is fitted to initial term structures given by a finite number of data points, interpolating endogenously. Closed form and near closed form solutions for a large class of fixed income derivatives are derived in terms of a compound noncentral chi-square distribution. An implementation of the model is discussed where the initial term structure of volatility is fitted via cap prices. |
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Keywords: | Term Structure Of Interest Rates Fixed Income Derivatives Square Root Process Chi-SQUARE Distribution |
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