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<p>zero inflation (i.e. CPI/RPI/HICP/etc.) volatility structures  
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<p><code>#include &lt;ql/termstructures/volatility/inflation/cpivolatilitystructure.hpp&gt;</code></p>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&#160;</td><td class="mdescRight">returns the volatility for a given option tenor and strike rate <br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&#160;</td><td class="mdescRight">base date will be in the past because of observation lag <br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&#160;</td><td class="mdescRight">the minimum strike for which the term structure can return vols <br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&#160;</td><td class="mdescRight">the maximum strike for which the term structure can return vols <br/></td></tr>
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<div class="textblock"><p>zero inflation (i.e. CPI/RPI/HICP/etc.) volatility structures </p>
<p>Abstract interface. CPI volatility is always with respect to some base date. Also deal with lagged observations of an index with a (usually different) availability lag. </p>
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<p>calculates the reference date based on the global evaluation date. </p>

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<p>Returns the volatility for a given maturity date and strike rate. </p>
<p>by default, inflation is observed with the lag of the term structure.</p>
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<p>Returns the total integrated variance for a given exercise date and strike rate.</p>
<p>Total integrated variance is useful because it scales out t for the optionlet pricing formulae. Note that it is called "total" because the surface does not know whether it represents Black, Bachelier or Displaced Diffusion variance. These are virtual so alternate connections between const vol and total var are possible. </p>

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<p>returns the total integrated variance for a given option tenor and strike rate. </p>

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<p>The term structure observes with a lag that is usually different from the availability lag of the index. An inflation rate is given, by default, for the maturity requested assuming this lag. </p>

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<p>Implements the actual volatility surface calculation in derived classes e.g. bilinear interpolation. N.B. does not derive the surface. </p>

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