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Testing Distributions of Stochastically Generated Yield Curves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2015

Gary G. Venter
Gary G. Venter*
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Guy Carpenter Instrat®, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY USA 10010, Tel: +1-917-937-3277, Fax: +1-917-937-3777, E-mail: gary.g.venter@guycarp.com
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Abstract

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A method is introduced for testing the distribution of yield curves that are produced by asset scenario generators. The method is based on historical relationships in the conditional distributions of yield spreads given the short-term rate. As an illustration, this method is used to test a few selected models. To provide background, stochastic modeling for interest rates and fitting methods are briefly discussed.

Keywords

Interest ratesfinancial modeling
Type
Workshop
Information
ASTIN Bulletin: The Journal of the IAA , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , May 2004 , pp. 229 - 247
Copyright
Copyright © ASTIN Bulletin 2004

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