A Nelson–Siegel curve is the zero curve
with long-run level , short end and a hump of size near ; its forward curve is . Svensson’s extension adds a second hump term with its own .
Exemplos
Example 1.9 (The ECB’s AAA curve)
On 22 September 2026 the ECB’s AAA Svensson parameters were , , , (per cent), , years. They give a ten-year zero rate of , which is the ECB’s published ten-year spot rate, and the one-, five- and thirty-year published rates to six decimals; the instantaneous forward rises from at the short end to a peak of near fourteen years (Figure 1.3).