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Valuation of american interest rate options by the least-squares Monte Carlo method

The purpose of this study is to verify the efficiency and the applicability of the Least-Squares Monte Carlo method for pricing American interest rate options. Results suggest that this technique is apromising alternative to evaluate American-style interest rate options. It provides accurate option price estimates which are very close to results provided by a binomial model. Besides, actual implementation can be easily adapted to accept different interest rate models.

American options; interest rate; Monte Carlo Simulation


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