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Explain the model of Heath, Jarrow and Morton

Explain the model of Heath, Jarrow and Morton regarding tree building or Monte Carlo simulation.

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The model cannot simply be expressed in differential equation terms and therefore relies on either tree building or Monte Carlo simulation. The work was well identified via a working paper, but was at last published, and hence made respectable in Heath, Jarrow and Morton.

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