We use the term structure of spreads between rates on interest rate swaps indexed to LIBOR and overnight indexed swaps to infer a term structure of interbank risk. Using a dynamic term structure model, we decompose the term structure of interbank risk into default and non-default components. We...

We show that liquidity risk is priced in the cross section of returns on credit default swaps (CDSs). We measure CDS market illiquidity by aggregating deviations of credit index levels from their no-arbitrage values implied by the index constituents' CDS spreads, and we construct a tradable...

We introduce the class of linear-rational term structure models in which the state price density is modeled such that bond prices become linear-rational functions of the factors. This class is highly tractable with several distinct advantages: i) ensures nonnegative interest rates, ii) easily...

We review the notion of a linearity-generating (LG) process introduced by Gabaix (2007) and relate LG processes to linear-rational (LR) models studied by Filipovic, Larsson, and Trolle (2017). We show that every LR model can be represented as an LG process and vice versa. We find that LR models...

We develop a novel contract design, the fed funds futures (FFF) variance futures, which reflects the expected realized basis point variance of an underlying FFF rate. The valuation of short-term FFF variance futures is completely model-independent in a general setting that includes the cases...

I present a tractable framework, first developed in Trolle and Schwartz (2009), for pricing energy derivatives in the presence of unspanned stochastic volatility. Among the model features are i) a perfect fit to the initial futures term structure, ii) a fast and accurate Fourier-based pricing...

Recent research on unspanned stochastic variance raises the possibility that interest rate derivatives constitute an important component of optimal fixed income portfolios. In this paper, I estimate a flexible dynamic term structure model that allows for unspanned stochastic variance on an...