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The Zero Curve
The process for the instantaneous short rate, r, in the traditional risk-neutral world defines the process for the whole zero curve in this world
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r
Time
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 7th International
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Mean Reversion (Figure 30.1, page 675)
Interest rate HIGH interest rate has negative trend
Interest Rate Derivatives: Model of the Short Rate
Chapter 30
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