Ho-Lee model
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In financial mathematics, the Ho-Lee model is a short rate model of future interest rates. It is the simplest model that can be calibrated to market data, by implying the form of θt from market prices.
[edit] The model
The short rate follows a normal process :
[edit] References
- T.S.Y. Ho, S.B. Lee, Term structure movements and pricing interest rate contingent claims, [[Journal of Finance 41, 1986
- John C. Hull, Options, futures, and other derivatives, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-009056-5