
110 FIXED INCOME AND INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVE ANALYSIS
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Further reading
1. Black, F. (1995) 'Interest Rates as Options',
The Journal of Finance,
50(7).
2. Black, F., Derman, E. and Toy (1990) 'A One-Factor
Interest Rates and Its Application to Treasury Bond
Financial Analysts Journal.
3. Kirikos, G. and D. Novak (1997) 'Convexity Conundrums',
RISK,
lO(3).
Model of
Options',
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Questions
1. Using US Treasury 'strip' prices from the WSJ, construct a quarterly
BDT tree model with constant volatility of 10% p.a. that fits these
prices.
2. Design an interest rate option, such as a ...