Which of the Following Is a Required Property of the Cubic

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a required property of the cubic spline approach to estimating the yield curve and discount functions $d ( t )$ ? Recall that the approach fits functions $d _ { k } ( t )$ to $k$ regions between $( k + 1 )$ knot points.

• A) \(d ( 0 ) > 1\)
• B) \(d _ { k } \left( T _ { k + 1 } \right) = d _ { k + 1 } \left( T _ { k + 1 } \right)\)
• C) \(d _ { k } ^ { \prime } \left( T _ { k + 1 } \right) > d _ { k + 1 } ^ { \prime } \left( T _ { k + 1 } \right)\)
• D) \(d _ { k } ^ { \prime \prime } \left( T _ { k + 1 } \right) < d _ { k + 1 } ^ { \prime \prime } \left( T _ { k + 1 } \right)\) where \(d ^ { \prime } ( t )\) and \(d ^ { \prime \prime } ( t )\) denote first and second derivatives of the function \(d ( t )\) with respect to \(t\) .

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