Parametric term structure models have been successfully applied to numerous problems in fixed income markets, including pricing, hedging, managing risk, as well as to the study of monetary policy implications. In turn, dynamic term structure models, equipped with stronger economic structure,...

In this paper we implement dynamic term structure models that adopt bonds and Asian options in the estimation process. The goal is to analyze the pricing and hedging implications of term structure movements when options are (or not) included in the estimation process. We analyze how options...

Fixed income options contain substantial information on the price of interest rate volatility risk. In this paper, we ask if those options will also provide information related to other moments of the objective distribution of interest rates. Based on dynamic term structure models within the...