Analyze interest-rate curves or bootstrap interest-rate curves from market data using a ratecurve object. Estimate parameters for yield curve models using a parametercurve object. Price inflation instruments using an inflationcurve object. Price credit instruments using a default probability curve with a defprobcurve object. Create a curve for a short-term interest-rate instrument using irbootstrap.

The object-based framework supports a workflow for creating instruments, models, and pricer objects to price financial instruments. Using these objects, you can price interest-rate, inflation, equity, commodity, FX, or credit derivative instruments. The object-based workflow is an alternative to pricing financial instruments using functions. Working with modular objects for instruments, models, and pricers, you can easily reuse these objects to compare instrument prices for different models and pricing engines. You can use the object-based workflow to price a single instrument or to price a collection of instruments in a portfolio. For more information on the workflow, see Get Started with Workflows Using Object-Based Framework for Pricing Financial Instruments.