The theory of the term structure is the theory of how interest rates differ according to maturity or term.
利率期限结构理论就是,怎样由不同的期限,产生不同的利率
The Federal Funds Rate was 5.5% and then the whole term structure -all the way--almost all the way.
联邦基金利率是5.5%,整个期限结构图,几乎自始至终...
Now, I want to talk about the term structure of interest rates and that's my next plot here.
接下来我要讲利率期限结构,下一张图是
We're talking about discount bonds, and then coupon-carrying bonds, and then talk about the term structure of interest rates and why we have interest rates.
我们先讲贴现债券,然后是附息债券,再讲讲利率的期限结构,以及为什么要有利率
So, you can see the term structure doesn't go up between overnight and three months.
从隔夜拆借利率到三月远期利率这段区间内,利率期限结构没有上扬
That means, in the simplest-- it's called the expectations theory of the term structure.
这意味着,在最简单的利率期限结构理论,即利率期限结构的预期理论中
The upward-sloping term structure means that the forward rates are at higher levels.
尾部上扬的期限结构表明,远期利率处于高位
What he says is those forward rates are what people think interest rates will be in the future and that's called the expectations theory of the term structure.
这里所指的远期利率就是人们预期的,未来利率,我们将这种理论称作,利率期限结构的预期理论
I showed you a one-year Treasury bill rate for right now-- that's not right now, but you can see I have a one-year and a two-year Treasury bill rate.
一年期国债利率的期限结构图,现在没有了,但你们看过了,一年期和两年期的国债利率
That's the term structure as of now on the chart.
目前的利率期限结构
He said that we shouldn't think that the-- the simplest story of the term structure of interest rates, which he expounded there, is that forward rates equal expected future interest rates.
他提出,我们不应该认为,他在书中写道,对于利率期限结构,最简略的概括,是远期利率等于未来利率的期望值
Forward rates I wrote a survey article years ago about the term structure of interest rates and I wanted to find out who was the originator of the term "forward rate."
远期利率,很多年前我写过一篇,研究利率期限结构的文章,我想知道谁是"远期利率"这个词的创始人
Look how--this is as of earlier this year; the Federal Funds Rate was at around 4% and it has this huge drop in the term structure and then it starts the upward-sloping.
这是今年早些时候的图形,当时联邦利率徘徊在4%,但期限结构,在此处急转直下之后又开始掉头向上
I showed you the term structure.
你们看过利率期限结构图了
What Hicks said is that in these term structures, actually, I've just showed the one-period, he had one-period forward rate-- but you could do it over any combination and you can get forward rates of any maturity at any future date.
希克斯指出利率期限结构中,我刚才给你们演示了,希克斯是如何推导一年期远期利率的,但是你们通过其他组合重新推导,还算出未来任意时刻,期限的远期利率
The idea of a forward rate is that, implicit in that term structure is also a quote for the one-year rate, one year hence, because if you look at the two-year rate, can't you infer back what interest rates are going to be in one year?
远期利率隐含在期限结构中的,一年期利率报价,起息日是第二年初,因为如果你知道了两年即期利率,就可以很自然地推出一年即期利率
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