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by Napalm
October 25th, 2002, 9:45 am
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: [HELP] Bi-linear interpolation on a matrix: vba code?
Replies: 0
Views: 189537

[HELP] Bi-linear interpolation on a matrix: vba code?

<t>Hi all,i'm currently handling a vol surface, contributed by a broker,strikes on one axis and maturity on the other.As i need to interpolate that surface, for any maturity and strikes i'm just wondering if someone wrote a VBA code to do that in an effective way.I'm currently using a loto of vlooku...
by Napalm
October 22nd, 2002, 1:19 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: At the money Cap
Replies: 3
Views: 190526

At the money Cap

<t>Yep,Actually i found it myself with a little bit of thinking (and tweaking my spreadsheet): the correct ATM rate is actually the market rate for a swap with same dates as the cap (thus not spot, but frwd starting), with semiannual act/360 fixed leg (thinking about a 5yrs cap which is traded vs 6'...
by Napalm
October 22nd, 2002, 9:49 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: At the money Cap
Replies: 3
Views: 190526

At the money Cap

<t>Hi, SORRY for the dumb question, but i'm building up a simple excel pricer, chcking it against a pro system.I have a zero curve, and a swap one, a roll convention (6 months), a cap start date (spot) and a cap end date (5y)..How can I determine the ATM for that cap? That's not the forward rate, be...