FlatForwardCOPOM interpolation extends Interpolation class from `fixedincome` package.

Details

This interpolation considers that the interest rate between COPOM meetings in Brazil are flat, instead of being flat betweet bonds maturities. This is mainly relevant for the short term of the term structure where the interpolation is used to price private bonds and interest rate derivatives. This is discussed in the book Brazilian Derivatives and Securities.

References

Marcos C. S. Carreira and Richard J. Brostowicz. Brazilian Derivatives and Securities, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016