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a proportionality constant which is comparable to the spot rate volatility. This suggests that forward rate market … volatility `hump' around one year found by several authors (and which we confirm). Finally, the number of independent components …
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This paper gives an overview of some issues related to market aluation, focusing on the developments on the New York equity markets. The 42.4 p.c. fall in the S&P 500 price index between 24 March 2000 - when it reached its all-time high - and 31 December 2002 is situated in a very long term...
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This paper looks at the impact on Australia’s trade in crops (non-wheat grains and oilseeds) where GM technology has been introduced. The model includes assumptions about the productivity gains of GM crops, possible consumer responses and regulatory costs for Australia and its major trading...
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This paper aims at showing how the state may be an example in evaluation firms' quality. We develop this idea referring to a concrete experimental tool developed by the French Small Business Administration.
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A careful examination of interest rate time series from different U.S. Treasury maturities by Wavelet Multiresolution Analysis (MRA) suggests that the first differences of the term structure of interest rate series are periodic or, at least, cyclic, non-stationary, long-term dependent, in...
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on the specification of the volatility structure of forward rates. Thus, if any errors exist on the observed yield curve … the cap implied volatility. Incorporating the three residual factors improves the explained variance in cap implied … volatility to over 95 percent. We investigate the reasons behind the ``amplification'' of yield curve residuals in pricing …
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interest rate options (the implied volatility surface). We find that the options market exhibits factors independent of the … three additional factors to capture the movement of the implied volatility surface. …
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Expected inflation is a major decision factor of various economic agents. Since expected inflation is not directly observable, economists have been seeking ways of extracting market’s inflation expectations from observable variables. One of the most reliable sources of inflation expectations...
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approach is applied to estimate the volatility structure implied by futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. …
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In this paper we have combined fundamental analysis and contingent claim analysis into a hybrid model of credit risk measurement. We have extended the standard Merton approach to estimate a new risk neutral distance to default metric, assuming a more complex capital structure, adjusting for...
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