Learn R Programming

termstrc (version 1.0)

termstrc-package: Term Structure and Credit Spread Estimation

Description

The package offers several widely-used term structure estimation procedures, i.e. the parametric Nelson and Siegel approach, Svensson approach and cubic splines.

Arguments

References

Bank for International Settlements (2005). Zero-coupon yield curves: technical documentation. BIS Papers, No. 25 Robert R. Bliss (2007): Testing term structure estimation methods. Advances in Futures and Options Research, 9 197--232. David Bolder and David Streliski (1999): Yield Curve Modelling at the Bank of Canada. Bank of Canada Technical Report, No. 84 Alois Geyer and Richard Mader (1999): Estimation of the Term Structure of Interest Rates - A Parametric Approach. OeNB Working Paper, No. 37 Michalis Ioannides (2003): A comparison of yield curve estimation techniques using UK data. Journal of Banking & Finance, 27 1--26. J. Huston McCulloch (1971): Measuring the Term Structure of Interest Rates. The Journal of Business, 44 19--31. J. Huston McCulloch (1975): The Tax-Adjusted Yield Curve. The Journal of Finance, 30 811--830. Sanjay K. Nawalkha and Gloria M. Soto and Natalia K. Beliaeva (2005): Interest Rate Risk Modeling : The Fixed Income Valuation Course Wiley Finance Charles R. Nelson and Andrew F. Siegel (1987): Parsimonious modeling of yield curves. The Journal of Business, 60(4):473--489. Lars E.O. Svensson (1994): Estimating and interpreting forward interest rates: Sweden 1992 -1994. Technical Reports 4871, National Bureau of Economic Research.