Once a pricing kernel is established, bond prices and all other interest rate claims can be computed. Alternatively, the pricing kernel can be deduced from observed prices of bonds and selected interest rate claims. Examples of the former approach include the celebrated Cox, Ingersoll and Ross...

This paper considers an equilibrium model of the term structure that is determined by two stochastic factors: a short term interest rate and a target level to which the short rate is expected to revert. A Kalman filter technique that uses a time series, cross-section of Eurodollar futures prices...

This paper contains both a theoretical and empirical analysis of the components of interest rate swap spreads defined as the difference between the fixed swap rate and the riskfree rate of equal maturity. The components are determined by expected LIBOR spreads, default risk, and market...

When used to price popular bond futures options, the Black model is subject to a moneyness bias similar to the Black-Scholes stock index option bias. It is shown that a suitably modified version of Stutzer's canonical stock option pricing model (Stutzer, J.Finance, 1996, 1633-52 ) also helps...

Models for pricing interest rate claims, developed under the Heath-Jarrow-Morton paradigm, differ according to the volatility structure imposed on forward rates. For most general HJM structures the resultant path dependence creates implementation problems. Ritchken and Sankarasubramanian have...

We develop a model of the term structure of interest rates and bond option prices that allows for random discrete shifts in the economic regime. Regime shifts significantly alter the mean as well as the volatility of bond yield changes. They may be caused, for example, by changes in fiscal and...

This paper surveys some recent developments in the theory of capital markets. Particular emphasis is given to two strands of the literature. The first covers some recent and fundamental extensions to the theory of risk aversion and the demand for risky assets. Theses papers are concerned with...

We estimate a three-factor model to fit both the time-series dynamics and cross-sectional shapes of the U.S. term structure. In the model, three unobserved factors drive a discrete-time stochastic discount process, with one factor reverting to a fixed mean and a second factor reverting to a...

This paper develops a multi-factor econometric model of the term structure of interest-rate swap yields. The model accommodates the possibility of counterparty default and any differences in the liquidities of the Treasury and Swap markets. By parameterizing a model of swap rates directly, we...

Hull and White (1993) considered a general one-factor interest rate model and developed a numerical procedure involving the use of trinomial trees so that the model is consistent with initial market data. Their procedure is very effective for some particular types of volatility functions, but...