Bootstrapping (finance)

Bootstrapping (finance)

Bootstrapping is a method for constructing a (zero-coupon) fixed-income yield curve from the prices of a set of coupon-bearing products by forward substitution.

Using these zero-coupon products we can derive par swap rates (forward and spot) for all maturities by making a few assumptions (including linear interpolation). The term structure of spot returns is recovered from the bond yields by solving for them recursively, this iterative process is called the BootStrap Method.

Given that, in general, we lack data points in a yield curve (there are only a fixed number of products in the market) and more importantly these have varying coupon frequencies, it makes sense to construct a curve of zero-coupon instruments from which we can price any yield, whether forward or spot, without the need of more external information.

General Methodology

#Define set of yielding products, these will generally be coupon-bearing bonds

#Derive discount factors for all terms, there are the internal rates of return of the bonds

#'Bootstrap' the zero-coupon curve step-by-step.

For each stage of the iterative process, we are interested in deriving the n-year zero coupon bond yield, also known as the internal rate of return of the bond. As there are no intermediate payments on this bond, (all the interest and principal is realised at the end of n years) it is sometimes called the n-year spot rate. To derive this rate we observe that the theoretical price of a bond can be calculated as the present value of the cash flows to be received in the future. In the case of swap rates, we want the par bond rate (Swaps are priced at Par when created) and therefore we require that the present value of the future cash flows and principal be equal to 100.

:100 = cf_{1}.df_{1} + cf_{2}.df_{2} + cf_{3}.df_{3} + cdots + (100+cf_{n}).df_n therefore:df_{n} = {(100 - sum_{i=1}^{n-1} cf_{i}.df_{i}) over (100 + cf_{n})}(this formula is precisely forward substitution)

:where:* cf_{n} is the coupon of the n-year bond :* df_{i} is the discount factor for that time period:* df_{n} is the discount factor for the entire period, from which we derive the zero-rate.


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