Infront Professional Terminal

Interpolation Tool

How to open

For example, click a mortgage bond > this opens a curve chart > click "Interpolation".

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Function

Description

Interpolation

The default interpolation method is cubic splines, with constraints to ensure monotonicity, and overshooting minimisation. The output is the annualized rate for the selected date.

Curve

Select the curve to interpolate.

Maturity

Select the desired broken dates.

Discount factors

Displays the discount factors for the selected dates.

Cash flow input

Add the scheduled cash flows to calculate the present or future value.

Present and Future Value

The sum of the inserted cash flows is displayed at the bottom of the window. Calculations are performed in continuous time (that is, not discrete).