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Valuing interest rate derivatives like swaps and options requires modeling the zero curve. The rates quoted in the financial press (FT, Handelsblatt, different Treasury web pages etc.) on non-zero coupon instruments are referred to as spot par rates and a graph of their cash flows as a function of their maturities is referred to as a spot yield curve (or the par curve).
A reasonable yield curve can only be constructed if there is a high consistency with the observed data. Zero coupon rates (i.e. discount factors) are normally not quoted in the financial press or on bank web pages. They have to be calculated. One method of calculation is referred to as the bootstrap method. A graph showing the zero coupon rates as a function of the maturity of the cash flow is referred to as the zero coupon curve (or the zero curve).
A number of underlying market securities often have overlapping time scales, contradictory prices, and may not derive their prices directly from a static spot yield curve.
For pricing products in sals.a we use Reuters zero yield curve named as EUR, USD and CHF curve. There are also constructed alternative sals.a’s own EURDepo, USDDepo and CHFDepo curves.
Below you can find highlights of the curve calculation methodologies in sals.a.
EUR, USD, CHF curve calculation methodology highlights
EUR, USD and CHF curves are contributed by Thomson Reuters. Curves are constructed from market-leading real-time composite deposit rates (short end maturities), futures (middle maturities) and fixed-floating xIBOR interest rate swaps (long end maturities). They are created from the most liquid interest rate instruments that are available.
EURDepo, USDDepo, CHFDepo curve calculation methodology highlights
EURDepo, USDDepo and CHFDepo curves are constructed by sals.a. Curves are derived from market-leading real-time composite deposit rates (short and middle end maturities) and fixed-floating xIBOR interest rate swaps (long end maturities). EURDepo, USDDepo and CHFDepo curve does not use futures as an input.