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Author: | Gupta, A. Subrahmanyam, M. G. |
Title: | An empirical examination of the convexity bias in the pricing of interest rate swaps |
Journal: | Journal of Financial Economics
2000 : FEB, VOL. 55:2, p. 239-279 |
Index terms: | Currency Interest rates Markets Swaps |
Freeterms: | Futures |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This paper examines the convexity bias, caused by the non-linearity of payoffs, in the pricing of interest rate swaps off the Eurocurrency futures curve. The evidence from 4 major currencies (U.S. dollar USD, U.K. Pound GBP, German DM DEM and Japanese Yen) during 1987-1996 suggests that swaps were initially being priced off the futures curve. Subsequently, the market swap rates drifted below the rates implied by futures prices. |
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