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A Quantitative Mirror on the Euribor Market Using Implied Probability Density Functions
de Vincent-Humphreys, Rupert - 2011
This paper presents a set of probability density functions for Euribor outturns in three months' time, estimated from the prices of options on Euribor futures. It is the first official and freely available dataset to span the complete history of Euribor futures options, thus comprising over ten...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132237
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The Term Structure of Risk Premia : New Evidence from the Financial Crisis
Berg, Tobias - 2010
This study calibrates the term structure of risk premia before and during the 2007/2008 financial crisis using a new calibration approach based on credit default swaps. The risk premium term structure was flat before the crisis and downward sloping during the crisis. The instantaneous risk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146561
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Assessing the Compensation for Volatility Risk Implicit in Interest Rate Derivatives
Fornari, Fabio - 2021
volatility risk, for dollar, euro and pound rates at a daily frequency, between October 1998 and August 2006. The measurement of … the volatility risk premium rests on a simple model according to which variance forecasts are generated under the … large - negative - compensation for volatility risk, a component which was smaller in absolute terms - but not relative to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316627
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The term structure of risk premia: new evidence from the financial crisis
Berg, Tobias - 2010
This study calibrates the term structure of risk premia before and during the 2007/2008 financial crisis using a new calibration approach based on credit default swaps. The risk premium term structure was flat before the crisis and downward sloping during the crisis. The instantaneous risk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605211
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Is the corporate bond market forward looking?
Hilscher, Jens - 2007
This paper presents empirical evidence that the corporate bond market is forward looking with respect to volatility. I … use the Merton (1974) model to calculate a measure of implied volatility from corporate bond yield spreads. I find that … corporate bond transaction prices contain substantial information about future volatility: When predicting future volatility in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604846
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Assessing the compensation for volatility risk implicit in interest rate derivatives
Fornari, Fabio - 2008
volatility risk, for dollar, euro and pound rates at a daily frequency, between October 1998 and August 2006. The measurement of … the volatility risk premium rests on a simple model according to which variance forecasts are generated under the … large - negative - compensation for volatility risk, a component which was smaller in absolute terms - but not relative to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604905
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Consumption Volatility Risk and the Inversion of the Yield Curve
Grasso, Adriana - 2018
-varying consumption volatility risk is essential for obtaining the inversion of the real curve and allows to price the average level and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012921898
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The impact of the euro on financial markets
Cappiello, Lorenzo; Hördahl, Peter; Kadareja, Arjan; … - 2006
We assess whether the euro had an impact first on the degree of integration of European financial markets, and, second, on the euro area term structure. We propose two methodologies to measure integration: one relies on time-varying GARCH correlations, and the other one on a regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604644
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The functional form of yield curves
Brousseau, Vincent - 2002
Yield curves built from liquid instruments tend to exhibit specific features, both in term of smoothness and in term of patterns. The paper presents empirical evidence that those liquid yiled curves frequently conform to a specific functional form. This specific functional form is predicted by a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604194
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The pricing of risk in European credit and corporate bond markets
Berndt, Antje; Obreja, Iulian - 2007
This paper investigates the determinants of the default risk premia embedded in the European credit default swap spreads. Using a modified version of the intertemporal capital asset pricing model, we show that default risk premia represent compensation for bearing exposure to systematic risk and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604851