In this paper we propose a Libor model with a high-dimensional specially structured system of driving CIR volatility processes. A stable calibration prodecure which takes into account a given local correlation structure is presented. The calibration algorithm is FFT based, so fast and easy to...

We present two approximation methods for the pricing of CMS spread options in Libor market models. Both approaches are based on approximating the underlying swap rates with lognormal processes under suitable measures. The first method is derived straightforwardly from the Libor market model. The...

We study several approximations for the LIBOR market models presented in Brace, Gatarek, Musiela (1997), Jamshidian (1997) and Schoenmakers, Coffey (1999). Special attention is payed to log-normal approximations and their simulation by using direct simulation methods for log-normal random...