Ryan O’Connell, CFA, FRM discusses how to calculate spot rates, forward rates, and discount factors.
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Chapters:
0:00 – Discount Factors and Spot Rates Defined
0:49 – Calculate Discount Factors Using Spot Rates
2:25 – Forward Rates Defined
3:31 – The Forward Rate Model Defined
3:54 – Calculate Forward Rates Using Spot Rates
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Example problems worked in this video come from:
CFA Level 2, Fixed Income
The Term Structure and Interest Rate Dynamics
by Thomas S.Y. Ho, PhD, Sang Bin Lee, PhD, and Stephen E.
Wilcox, PhD, CFA
