A survey of stochastic continuous time models of the term structure of interest rates

Abstract This paper provides a detailed survey of the financial economics literature pertaining to the term structure of interest rates. The analysis concentrates exclusively on the application of modern contingent claims pricing methods, with particular emphasis on the term structure as a subset of general asset pricing theory, recent models for interest rate contingent claims which are designed to replicate any current term structure, and empirical evidence.

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