Financial Risk Manager (FRM, Topic 4: Valuation and Risk Models, Fixed Income, Bruce Tuckman Chapter 2, Spot, Forward and Par Rates). Given the swap rate curve, we can infer the discount function (i.e., set of discount factors), spot rate curve, forward rate curve and par yield curve.
The par yield is the coupon rate that prices a bond to par. It is also effectively the swap rate.
David's XLS is here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2rkhb429xiqdyadel6x7c/050218-par-yield.xlsx
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