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SmileSection Class Referenceabstract

interest rate volatility smile section More...

#include <ql/termstructures/volatility/smilesection.hpp>

+ Inheritance diagram for SmileSection:

Public Member Functions

 SmileSection (const Date &d, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter(), const Date &referenceDate=Date(), VolatilityType type=ShiftedLognormal, Rate shift=0.0)
 
 SmileSection (Time exerciseTime, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter(), VolatilityType type=ShiftedLognormal, Rate shift=0.0)
 
virtual void update ()
 
virtual Real minStrike () const =0
 
virtual Real maxStrike () const =0
 
Real variance (Rate strike) const
 
Volatility volatility (Rate strike) const
 
virtual Real atmLevel () const =0
 
virtual const DateexerciseDate () const
 
virtual VolatilityType volatilityType () const
 
virtual Rate shift () const
 
virtual const DatereferenceDate () const
 
virtual Time exerciseTime () const
 
virtual const DayCounterdayCounter () const
 
virtual Real optionPrice (Rate strike, Option::Type type=Option::Call, Real discount=1.0) const
 
virtual Real digitalOptionPrice (Rate strike, Option::Type type=Option::Call, Real discount=1.0, Real gap=1.0e-5) const
 
virtual Real vega (Rate strike, Real discount=1.0) const
 
virtual Real density (Rate strike, Real discount=1.0, Real gap=1.0E-4) const
 
Volatility volatility (Rate strike, VolatilityType type, Real shift=0.0) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Observable
 Observable (const Observable &)
 
Observableoperator= (const Observable &)
 
void notifyObservers ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Observer
 Observer (const Observer &)
 
Observeroperator= (const Observer &)
 
std::pair< iterator, bool > registerWith (const ext::shared_ptr< Observable > &)
 
void registerWithObservables (const ext::shared_ptr< Observer > &)
 
Size unregisterWith (const ext::shared_ptr< Observable > &)
 
void unregisterWithAll ()
 
virtual void deepUpdate ()
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual void initializeExerciseTime () const
 
virtual Real varianceImpl (Rate strike) const
 
virtual Volatility volatilityImpl (Rate strike) const =0
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from Observer
typedef boost::unordered_set< ext::shared_ptr< Observable > > set_type
 
typedef set_type::iterator iterator
 

Detailed Description

interest rate volatility smile section

This abstract class provides volatility smile section interface

Member Function Documentation

◆ update()

virtual void update ( )
virtual

This method must be implemented in derived classes. An instance of Observer does not call this method directly: instead, it will be called by the observables the instance registered with when they need to notify any changes.

Implements Observer.