This paper values interest rate options using an improved parametric pricing kernel in the Merton (1973) intertemporal capital asset pricing model framework. The pricing kernel is driven by the real interest rate, the Jensen's alpha, and the market volatility. Parameters in the pricing kernel...

This paper values interest rate options using an improved parametric pricing kernel in the Merton (1973) intertemporal capital asset pricing model framework. The pricing kernel is driven by the real interest rate, the Jensen's alpha, and the market volatility. Parameters in the pricing kernel...

Enormous progress has been made by academics and finance practitioners alike in modeling the dynamics of the term structure of interest rates in the past 35 years. This paper extends Yan (2001). The dynamics of the term structure of interest rates are critical in assessing prices and hedging...