Arbitrage Free Vs Equilibrium Term Structure Models

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1. Context

In this short video from FRM Part 2 curriculum, we differentiate between two categories of Term Structure Models – ‘Arbitrage Free’ models and ‘Equilibrium Models’. The details of the readings in which this topic appears are given below:

AreaMarket Risk
ReadingThe Evolution of Short Rates and the Shape of the Term Structure
ReferenceBruce Tuckman and Angel Serrat, Chapter 8. The Evolution of Short Rates and the Shape of the Term Structure In Fixed Income Securities, 3rd Edition, (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2011).

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