QuantLib
A free/open-source library for quantitative finance
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PlainVanillaPayoff Class Reference

Plain-vanilla payoff. More...

#include <ql/instruments/payoffs.hpp>

+ Inheritance diagram for PlainVanillaPayoff:

Public Member Functions

 PlainVanillaPayoff (Option::Type type, Real strike)
 
Payoff interface
std::string name () const
 
Real operator() (Real price) const
 
virtual void accept (AcyclicVisitor &)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from StrikedTypePayoff
std::string description () const
 
Real strike () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from TypePayoff
Option::Type optionType () const
 
Payoff interface
Visitability

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from Payoff
typedef Real argument_type
 
typedef Real result_type
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from StrikedTypePayoff
 StrikedTypePayoff (Option::Type type, Real strike)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from TypePayoff
 TypePayoff (Option::Type type)
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from StrikedTypePayoff
Real strike_
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from TypePayoff
Option::Type type_
 

Detailed Description

Plain-vanilla payoff.

Examples
DiscreteHedging.cpp, EquityOption.cpp, and Replication.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ name()

std::string name ( ) const
virtual
Warning:
This method is used for output and comparison between payoffs. It is not meant to be used for writing switch-on-type code.

Implements Payoff.