forwardrates

method used for the forward rate calculation (<command>Nelson/Siegel or <command>Svensson).

method

parameters corresponding to the chosen method.

beta

Calculates forward rates according to the Nelson/Siegel or Svensson approach.

Zero-coupon yield curves and spread curves are important
        inputs for various financial models, e.g. pricing of
        securities, risk management, monetary policy issues. Since
        zero-coupon rates are rarely directly observable, they have to
        be estimated from market data. The literature broadly
        distinguishes between parametric and spline-based estimation
        methods for the zero-coupon yield curve. Our package consists
        of several widely-used approaches, i.e. the parametric Nelson
        and Siegel (1987) method with the Svensson (1994) extension,
        and the McCulloch (1975) cubic splines approach. Extensive
        summary statistics and plots are provided to compare the
        results of the different estimation methods.

forwardrates: Forward Rate Calculation

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