Estimating yield curves from swap, BUBOR and FRA data

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In this paper we estimate yield curves from Hungarian interest rate swap and money market data. Following general practice, we experiment with several models-differing in the functional form and objective function-and chose the model which performs best according to standard evaluation criteria. We find that the methods perform equally well in terms of residuals and out-of-sample fit; however, the smoothing spline method stands out when we consider the ability to fit the short end of the maturity spectrum, stability of estimation and plausibility of the estimated curves.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: MNB Occasional Papers ; No. 73

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects ; Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
• Subject: yield curve ; interest rate swaps

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Reppa, Zoltán
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Magyar Nemzeti Bank
• (where): Budapest
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/83556