The affine libor models

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Contributors

  • Martin Keller-Ressel - , Technical University of Berlin (Author)
  • Antonis Papapantoleon - , Technical University of Berlin (Author)
  • Josef Teichmann - , ETH Zurich (Author)

Abstract

We provide a general and flexible approach to LIBOR modeling based on the class of affine factor processes. Our approach respects the basic economic requirement that LIBOR rates are nonnegative, and the basic requirement from mathematical finance that LIBOR rates are analytically tractable martingales with respect to their own forward measure. Additionally, and most importantly, our approach also leads to analytically tractable expressions of multi-LIBOR payoffs. This approach unifies therefore the advantages of well-known forward price models with those of classical LIBOR rate models. Several examples are added and prototypical volatility smiles are shown. We believe that the CIR process-based LIBOR model might be of particular interest for applications, since closed form valuation formulas for caps and swaptions are derived.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)627-658
Number of pages32
JournalMathematical finance
Volume23
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2013
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-0913-3363/work/167706924

Keywords

Keywords

  • Affine processes, Analytically tractable models, Forward price models, LIBOR rate models