On Arbitrage‐Free Pricing of Interest Rate Contingent Claims
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- Author(s): PETER RITCHKEN, KIEKIE BOENAWAN
- Published: Apr 30, 2012
- Pages: 259-264
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1990.tb05091.x
ABSTRACT
Unlike most interest rate claim models, the Ho‐Lee model utilizes full information on the current term structure. Unfortunately, the model has a major deficiency in that negative interest rates can occur. This article modifies the model such that interest rates are well behaved.