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<h1>LocalVolCurve Class Reference</h1><!-- doxytag: class="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve" --><!-- doxytag: inherits="QuantLib::LocalVolTermStructure" --><code>#include &lt;ql/termstructures/volatility/equityfx/localvolcurve.hpp&gt;</code>
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Local volatility curve derived from a Black curve. <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="9bcfbba29fe0a01738bfb53056be256a"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::LocalVolCurve" ref="9bcfbba29fe0a01738bfb53056be256a" args="(const Handle&lt; BlackVarianceCurve &gt; &amp;curve)" -->
&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><b>LocalVolCurve</b> (const <a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_handle.html">Handle</a>&lt; <a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_black_variance_curve.html">BlackVarianceCurve</a> &gt; &amp;curve)</td></tr>

<tr><td colspan="2"><div class="groupHeader">LocalVolTermStructure interface</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="4a72314adf5959d9427df0fad16a1d3b"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::referenceDate" ref="4a72314adf5959d9427df0fad16a1d3b" args="() const " -->
const <a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_date.html">Date</a> &amp;&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_local_vol_curve.html#4a72314adf5959d9427df0fad16a1d3b">referenceDate</a> () const </td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">the date at which discount = 1.0 and/or variance = 0.0 <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="c147d63df367bbe5282b76b1f98cb9be"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::dayCounter" ref="c147d63df367bbe5282b76b1f98cb9be" args="() const " -->
<a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_day_counter.html">DayCounter</a>&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_local_vol_curve.html#c147d63df367bbe5282b76b1f98cb9be">dayCounter</a> () const </td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">the day counter used for date/time conversion <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="74d8fc5480ca811db8332b7b30597fe9"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::maxDate" ref="74d8fc5480ca811db8332b7b30597fe9" args="() const " -->
<a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_date.html">Date</a>&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_local_vol_curve.html#74d8fc5480ca811db8332b7b30597fe9">maxDate</a> () const </td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">the latest date for which the curve can return values <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="ec700319eaa1c6fca66df8e15aea6167"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::minStrike" ref="ec700319eaa1c6fca66df8e15aea6167" args="() const " -->
<a class="el" href="group__types.html#g4bdf4bfe76b9ffa6fa64c47d8bfa0c78">Real</a>&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_local_vol_curve.html#ec700319eaa1c6fca66df8e15aea6167">minStrike</a> () const </td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">the minimum strike for which the term structure can return vols <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="be69dc8630a5ea3f8333cfdfd01ba765"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::maxStrike" ref="be69dc8630a5ea3f8333cfdfd01ba765" args="() const " -->
<a class="el" href="group__types.html#g4bdf4bfe76b9ffa6fa64c47d8bfa0c78">Real</a>&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_local_vol_curve.html#be69dc8630a5ea3f8333cfdfd01ba765">maxStrike</a> () const </td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">the maximum strike for which the term structure can return vols <br></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="1d7eaf2f5dccce1c7781b54d64ba4a07"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::accept" ref="1d7eaf2f5dccce1c7781b54d64ba4a07" args="(AcyclicVisitor &amp;)" -->
virtual void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><b>accept</b> (<a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_acyclic_visitor.html">AcyclicVisitor</a> &amp;)</td></tr>

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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="el" href="group__types.html#gaa95ab7fe66935e3f7535413fad2a7d3">Volatility</a>&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_local_vol_curve.html#ae14ca62291a64bc501d292224396525">localVolImpl</a> (<a class="el" href="group__types.html#g14fb8fca43a68f4168654e1f9f7e22f7">Time</a>, <a class="el" href="group__types.html#g4bdf4bfe76b9ffa6fa64c47d8bfa0c78">Real</a>) const </td></tr>

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<a class="anchor" name="ae14ca62291a64bc501d292224396525"></a><!-- doxytag: member="QuantLib::LocalVolCurve::localVolImpl" ref="ae14ca62291a64bc501d292224396525" args="(Time, Real) const " -->
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          <td class="memname"><a class="el" href="group__types.html#gaa95ab7fe66935e3f7535413fad2a7d3">Volatility</a> localVolImpl           </td>
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The relation <p class="formulaDsp">
<img class="formulaDsp" alt="\[ \int_0^T \sigma_L^2(t)dt = \sigma_B^2 T \]" src="form_298.png">
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 holds, where <img class="formulaInl" alt="$ \sigma_L(t) $" src="form_299.png"> is the local volatility at time <img class="formulaInl" alt="$ t $" src="form_85.png"> and <img class="formulaInl" alt="$ \sigma_B(T) $" src="form_300.png"> is the Black volatility for maturity <img class="formulaInl" alt="$ T $" src="form_49.png">. From the above, the formula <p class="formulaDsp">
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 can be deduced which is here implemented. 
<p>Implements <a class="el" href="class_quant_lib_1_1_local_vol_term_structure.html#0b539b6f4f12c8e2835533e11e593c95">LocalVolTermStructure</a>.</p>

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