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Problem 332 of 333HardStochastic CalculusP332
The variance of a CIR short rate
Under the risk-neutral measure the short rate follows CIR,
with , , and .
(a) Does the Feller condition hold?
(b) Apply Itô to and use the result to find for every .
(c) Evaluate the mean and standard deviation of , and the stationary standard deviation. Compare these with a Vasicek model that has the same , and and a constant volatility equal to CIR's local volatility at .
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