Driessen, Joost; Melenberg, Bertrand; Klaassen, P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000
In this paper we empirically compare different term structure models when it comes to the pricing and hedging of caps … and swaptions.We analyze the influence of the number of factors on the pricing and hedging results, and investigate which … best pricing and hedging results. We use data on interest rates, and cap and swaption prices from 1995 to 1999.We find that …