Maximum smoothness approximation of forward interest rate is considered. The smoothness is measured as the integral of the square of the second derivative of the forward interest rate. Well known results on natural splines are utilized in order to characterize the optimal solution.
Research by Professor Anders Forsgren, Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology, March 1998.
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