Yields and Forward Rates

Robert Jarrow () and Arkadev Chatterjea

Chapter 21 in An Introduction to Derivative Securities, Financial Markets, and Risk Management, 2024, pp 494-533 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:IntroductionEXTENSION 21.1: Home Ownership and DerivativesYieldsRevisiting ZerosYields and the Yield CurveEXTENSION 21.2: The Expectations HypothesisThe Traditional ApproachDurationModified Duration HedgingApplications and LimitationsForward RatesThe DefinitionUnderstanding Forward RatesUsing Forward RatesEXTENSION 21.3: Computing Forward Rates from Coupon Bond PricesThe Basic Interest Rate Derivatives ContractsA Brief HistoryForward Rate AgreementsInterest Rate FuturesEXTENSION 21.4: Treasury FuturesThe Equivalence between Forward and FRA RatesSummaryCasesQuestions and Problems

Keywords: Derivatives; Financial Markets; Risk Management; Arbitrage; Financial Engineering; Forwards; Futures; Call Options; Put Options; European Options; American Options; Swaps; Currency Swaps; Interest Rate Swaps; Commodity Swaps; Equity Swaps; Credit Default Swaps; Commodity Derivatives; Equity Derivatives; Index Derivatives; Interest Rate Derivatives; Commodities; Margins and Daily Settlements; Binomial Model; Black-Scholes Model; Black-Scholes-Merton Model; Delta Hedging; Gamma Hedging; Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model; Libor Model; Forward Rate Agreements; Interest Rate Futures; Interest Rate Options; Market Manipulation; Regulation; Derivatives Exchanges (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C58 G1 G10 G13 G2 G20 G32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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