Interest rate model theory with reference to the South African market
dc.contributor.advisor | Conradie, W. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Wijck, Tjaart | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.other | University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-10-17T09:19:44Z | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-07-09T11:09:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-10-17T09:19:44Z | en_ZA |
dc.date.available | 2010-07-09T11:09:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-03 | en_ZA |
dc.description | Thesis (MComm (Statistics and Actuarial Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. | |
dc.description.abstract | An overview of modern and historical interest rate model theory is given with the specific aim of derivative pricing. A variety of stochastic interest rate models are discussed within a South African market context. The various models are compared with respect to characteristics such as mean reversion, positivity of interest rates, the volatility structures they can represent, the yield curve shapes they can represent and weather analytical bond and derivative prices can be found. The distribution of the interest rates implied by some of these models is also found under various measures. The calibration of these models also receives attention with respect to instruments available in the South African market. Problems associated with the calibration of the modern models are also discussed. | en_ZA |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3396 | |
dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch | |
dc.rights.holder | University of Stellenbosch | |
dc.subject | Interest rates -- South Africa | en |
dc.subject | Derivative securities -- Prices -- South Africa | en |
dc.subject | Interest rates -- Mathematical models | en |
dc.subject | Derivative securities -- Prices -- Mathematical models | en |
dc.subject | Dissertations -- Statistics and actuarial science | en |
dc.subject | Theses -- Statistics and actuarial science | en |
dc.subject | Assignments -- Statistics and actuarial science | en |
dc.title | Interest rate model theory with reference to the South African market | en_ZA |
dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |