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Låneberegninger i RIO

15-10-2010 I RIO er der lavet en kategori af lånefunktioner, som gør det muligt at regne på forskellige typer lån i det danske realkredit marked, som f.eks. fastforrentede obligationslån, ... Read more

LIBOR Market Models

21-01-2010 Price Danish floating rate mortgage bonds including capped floaters and callable CMS ratchet floaters.Supports stochastic amortization, interestonly periods, call option at 105, non ... Read more

Interest Rate Derivatives in RIO

01-10-2009 Scanrates RIO 4.4 features a new modeling framework covering a wide range of interest rate deriv-atives and term structure models. The LIBOR Market and the one-factor term structure ... Read more

RIO Calculation Server

01-10-2009 The RIO Calculation Server offers the ability to split up large calculations and compute the results in parallel. The server provides a seamless integration with all the interfaces to ... Read more

Scanrate RIO.NET

01-10-2009 The Scanrate RIO.Net assembly allows programmers to customize their calculations to the fullest extent, by exposing the inner workings of the RIO system directly to the programmer. The ... Read more

RIO 4

28-10-2008 RIO4 from Scanrate is an advanced bond valuation and risk measurement system which includes a full range of benchmark models for the large Danish mortgage bond market. RIO4 provides ... Read more

RIO Function Library

28-10-2008 The RIO Function Library is an Excel based interface to the RIO calculation server and is characterised by path-breaking flexibility provided by a unique Function Wizard. RIO Function ... Read more

ScanRate Scheduler - A complete automation solution

30-03-2008 ScanRate Scheduler, SRS from Scanrate is an advanced Task Management and Scheduling System. SRS provides the System Administrator with centralized management and logging for an ... Read more

SPV - Scanrate Prepayment and Valuation service

14-04-2004 The ScanRate Prepayment and Valuation Service consists of the SPView software, Quarterly Updates of the model parameters and the Technical Description of the estimation and valuation ... Read more

Integration af RIO og SimCorp Dimension

03-06-2003 Via Scanrates SimCorp Dimension integration til RIO kan brugere af SimCorp Dimension få adgang til RIOs modeller og nøgletal på danske realkreditobligationer direkte i Dimension. Read more

Fitting the CDO Correlation Skew: A Tractable Structural Jump-Diffusion Model

02-12-2005 We extend a well-known structural jump-diffusion model for credit risk to handle both correlations through diffusion of asset values and common jumps in asset value. Through a ... Read more

GSE Funding Advantages and Mortgagor Benefits: Answers from Asset Pricing

29-03-2005 We take an asset-pricing approach to model the funding advantage of Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In order to replicate stylized facts, we ... Read more

An Evaluation of the Base Correlation Framework for Synthetic CDOs

25-02-2005 In April 2004, JP Morgan introduced the notion of base correlations, a novel approach to quoting correlations for synthetic CDO tranches. This approach facilitates a simple relative ... Read more

Calibration of Structural Credit Risk Models: Implied Sensitivities and Liquidity Discounts

26-08-2004 Structural models of credit risk predict that certain firm and market features (leverage, volatility, risk-free rates) determine the price of credit-risky bonds. Unlike previous ... Read more

Reforming Housing Finance - Perspectives From Denmark

29-01-2004 We investigate the effect of adding a distinct feature from the Danish mortgage market to the US market, namely a buyback option, which enables mortgagors to buy back their share of the ... Read more

A Mixture Distribution approach to the Valuation of Mortgage Backed Securities

12-12-2002 This paper proposes a new valuation model for fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities which may be able to determine the price, option-adjusted spread, and option-adjusted duration ... Read more

Prepayment and the Valuation of Danish Mortgage Backed Bonds (1992)

12-12-2002 Svend Jakobsen, Prepayment and the Valuation of Mortgage Backed Bonds, Ph.D. Thesis, The Aarhus School of Business, 1992. The purpose of the thesis is to develop and test a pricing ... Read more

Measuring Value-at-Risk for MB Securities

12-12-2002 This paper investigates the computation of Value-at-Risk (VaR) measures for mortgage backed securities (MBSs) using data for the Danish MBS market. The current RiskMetrics proposal from ... Read more

Nonparametric Smoothing of Yield Curves

12-12-2002 This paper proposes a new nonparametric approach to the problem of interfering term structure estimates using coupon bond prices. The nonparametric estimator is defined on the basis of ... Read more

Hedging with a Misspecified Model

12-12-2002 This paper investigates hedging performance of misspecified models. Rather than constructing super-replicating strategies this paper suggests quantifying the hedging error by ... Read more

Finite Difference Computation of State-prices in Termstructure Models: With Applications to Calibration and MBS Analysis

12-12-2002 In this paper we consider the computation of state-prices in one-factor termstructure models. The contingent claim valuation problem is solved using the efficient method of finite ... Read more

Efficient Control Variates for Monte-Carlo Valuation of American Options

12-12-2002 In this paper we consider the application of control variates to the Monte-Carle valuation of American options. The main idea of the paper is to sample control variates at the exercise ... Read more

Improving the Least-Squares Monte-Carlo Approach

12-12-2002 In this paper we suggest two improvements to the Least-Squares Monte-Carlo approach of Longstaff & Schwartz (2001). Both focus on the accuracy and stability of the exercise strategy ... Read more

Valuation of Path-Dependent Interest Rate Derivatives in a Finite Difference Setup

12-12-2002 In this paper we study and implement a finite difference version of the augmented state variable approach proposed by Hull & White (1993) that allows for pathdependent securities. ... Read more

Mortgage Choice - The Danish Case

12-12-2002 In this paper we analyze the mortgage choice faced by Danish borrowers. Based on an analysis of the most popular Danish mortgage products, we argue that Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARM) ... Read more

Efficient Control Variates and Strategies for Bermudan Swaptions in a Libor Market Model

12-12-2002 This paper concerns the problem of valuing Bermudan swaptions in a Libor market model. In particular we consider various efficiency improvement techniques for a Monte Carlo based ... Read more

On the suboptimality of single-factor exercise strategies for Bermudan swaptions

12-12-2002 In this paper we examine the cost of using recalibrated single-factor models to determine the exercise strategy for Bermudan swaptions in a multi-factor world. We demonstrate that ... Read more

Solvency II / QIS 5 yield curve methodology

23-05-2011 On May 5th Scanrate partner Svend Jakobsen was invited by the EIOPA Financial Requirements Expert TP Subgroup in Frankfurt to comment on the Solvency II / Quantitative Impact Study ... Read more

Skærpede krav til rådgivning om boliglån

03-08-2007 Under folketingets forhandlinger om den nye SDO lov blev der fra mange sider udtrykt frygt for, at de traditionelle realkreditlån fremover ville blive udkonkurreret af nye og dyrere ... Read more

Realkreditrådgivning, god skik og afdragsfrie lån

01-07-2004 De seneste års store succes for rentetilpasningslån og afdragsfrie lån har betydet, at det danske realkreditsystem er blevet mere eksponeret overfor rentestigninger og faldende priser ... Read more

Rådgivning om realkredit lån

09-02-2004 Hos realkreditinstituttet kan låntager i dag vælge kuponrente, traditionelle konverterbare lån eller inkonverterbare rentetilpasningslån, om lånet skal optages som obligationslån eller ... Read more

Modeller for Konverteringsadfærd

21-01-2003 Denne artikel giver en introduktion til de modeller for låntagernes konverteringsadfærd, som ligger bag prisfastsættelsen og risikovurderingen af danske konverterbare ... Read more

Swap functions in RIO

15-05-2012 The purpose of this document is to give the reader an overview of the swap functions located in the Interest Rate Derivate category in RIO. Using this document should help the user to ... Read more