Understanding the Term Structure of Interest Rates
Prepared for Fundamentals of Financial Management
Distributed
October 24, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures.......................???????.......................................?.....................iii
List of Abbreviations and Symbols.............................???????..........................iv
Summary.............................................................................???????...................5
Introduction..........................................???????.................................................7
Understanding the Term Structure of Interest Rates???.............????...............8
Term Structure Puzzle................................................................8
The Yield Curve??????????????????.8
The Expectations Theory???????? ...