We analyse the degree of anchoring of inflation expectations in the euro area. Using a new estimation technique, we look at the tail co-movement between the moments of short- and long-term distributions of inflation expectations, where those distributions are estimated from daily quotes of...

It is often asserted that futures investors periodically pay or receive the difference in futures prices across contracts with different delivery dates. This "roll yield" is mythical - no such cash flow occurs, at the time of "roll" trades or on any other date. While the term is a misnomer, the...

Yield-curve models are broadly used by the industry for valuating fixed-income securities. These models reply term-structure of interest rates observed in the market accurately. In this work we make an empirical comparison among the main one-factor models used as management portfolio tools: the...

Over the last two decades, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the rate-setting body of the United States Federal Reserve System, has become increasingly communicative and transparent. According to policymakers, one of the goals of this shift has been to improve monetary policy...

Arithmetic averages of Fed Funds (FF) rates are paid on the FF leg of a FF-LIBOR basis swap, while the FF rates are paid with daily compounding in an Overnight Index Swap. We consider here how to value the arithmetic average of FF rates and calculate convexity adjustment terms relative to daily...

The paper analyzes one of the most common life insurance products — the so-called participating (or with profits) policy. This type of contract stands in contrast to unit-linked (UL) products in that interest is credited to the policy periodically according to some mechanism which smoothes...