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Research Report FMRR98-004

Filtering and parameter estimation for a mean reverting interest rate model

Robert Elliott, Paul Fischer and Eckhard Platen

Abstract: A Hidden Markov Model with mean reverting characteristics is considered as a model for financial time series, particularly interest rates. The optimal filter for the state of the hidden Markov chain is obtained. A number of auxiliary filters are obtained that enable the parameters of the model to be estimated using the EM algorithm. A simulation study demonstrates the feasibility of this approach.


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