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Ho-Lee model


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.

The model

The short rate follows a normal process :

dr_t = \theta_t\, dt + \sigma\, dW_t

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



 
 
 

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