Term Structure Models

Free GARP FRM Part II lesson in Market Risk Measurement and Management. 22 min read, ~3,247 words.

Regression hedge uses a beta coefficient to scale the standard DV01 hedge, improves on a naive DV01 hedge when the hedge instrument moves systematically more or less than the position. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) decomposes yield-curve moves into orthogonal level / slope / curvature factors; level explains ~80%, slope ~10-15%...

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