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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Efficient Trinomial Trees for Short Rate Models
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Markus Leippold
  • Zvi Wiener
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Review of Derivatives Research
Publisher Springer
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 1380-6645
Volume 7
Page Range 213 - 239
Date 2004
Abstract Text In this article we discuss the implementation of general one-factor short rate models with a trinomial tree. Taking the Hull-White model as a starting point, our contribution is threefold. First, we show how trees can be spanned using a set of general branching processes. Secondly, we improve Hull-White's procedure to calibrate the tree to bond prices by a much more efficient approach. This approach is applicable to a wide range of term structure models. Finally, we show how the tree can be adjusted to the volatility structure. The proposed approach leads to an efficient and exible construction method for trinomial trees, which can be easily implemented and calibrated to both prices and volatilities.
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