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BlackConstantVol Class Reference

Constant Black volatility, no time-strike dependence. More...

#include <ql/termstructures/volatility/equityfx/blackconstantvol.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for BlackConstantVol:

Public Member Functions

 BlackConstantVol (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &, Volatility volatility, const DayCounter &dayCounter)
 BlackConstantVol (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &, Handle< Quote > volatility, const DayCounter &dayCounter)
 BlackConstantVol (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &, Volatility volatility, const DayCounter &dayCounter)
 BlackConstantVol (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &, Handle< Quote > volatility, const DayCounter &dayCounter)
TermStructure interface
Date maxDate () const override
 the latest date for which the curve can return values
VolatilityTermStructure interface
Real minStrike () const override
 the minimum strike for which the term structure can return vols
Real maxStrike () const override
 the maximum strike for which the term structure can return vols
Public Member Functions inherited from BlackVolatilityTermStructure
 BlackVolatilityTermStructure (BusinessDayConvention bdc=Following, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 default constructor
 BlackVolatilityTermStructure (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &cal=Calendar(), BusinessDayConvention bdc=Following, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 initialize with a fixed reference date
 BlackVolatilityTermStructure (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc=Following, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 calculate the reference date based on the global evaluation date
void accept (AcyclicVisitor &) override
Public Member Functions inherited from BlackVolTermStructure
 BlackVolTermStructure (BusinessDayConvention bdc=Following, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 default constructor
 BlackVolTermStructure (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &cal=Calendar(), BusinessDayConvention bdc=Following, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 initialize with a fixed reference date
 BlackVolTermStructure (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &, BusinessDayConvention bdc=Following, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 calculate the reference date based on the global evaluation date
Volatility blackVol (const Date &maturity, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 spot volatility
Volatility blackVol (Time maturity, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 spot volatility
Real blackVariance (const Date &maturity, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 spot variance
Real blackVariance (Time maturity, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 spot variance
Volatility blackForwardVol (const Date &date1, const Date &date2, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 forward (at-the-money) volatility
Volatility blackForwardVol (Time time1, Time time2, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 forward (at-the-money) volatility
Real blackForwardVariance (const Date &date1, const Date &date2, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 forward (at-the-money) variance
Real blackForwardVariance (Time time1, Time time2, Real strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 forward (at-the-money) variance
 VolatilityTermStructure (BusinessDayConvention bdc, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 VolatilityTermStructure (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 initialize with a fixed reference date
 VolatilityTermStructure (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 calculate the reference date based on the global evaluation date
virtual BusinessDayConvention businessDayConvention () const
 the business day convention used in tenor to date conversion
Date optionDateFromTenor (const Period &) const
 period/date conversion
Public Member Functions inherited from TermStructure
 TermStructure (DayCounter dc=DayCounter())
 default constructor
 TermStructure (const Date &referenceDate, Calendar calendar=Calendar(), DayCounter dc=DayCounter())
 initialize with a fixed reference date
 TermStructure (Natural settlementDays, Calendar, DayCounter dc=DayCounter())
 calculate the reference date based on the global evaluation date
virtual DayCounter dayCounter () const
 the day counter used for date/time conversion
Time timeFromReference (const Date &date) const
 date/time conversion
virtual Time maxTime () const
 the latest time for which the curve can return values
virtual const DatereferenceDate () const
 the date at which discount = 1.0 and/or variance = 0.0
virtual Calendar calendar () const
 the calendar used for reference and/or option date calculation
virtual Natural settlementDays () const
 the settlementDays used for reference date calculation
void update () override
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 ()
Public Member Functions inherited from Observable
 Observable (const Observable &)
Observableoperator= (const Observable &)
 Observable (Observable &&)=delete
Observableoperator= (Observable &&)=delete
void notifyObservers ()
Public Member Functions inherited from Extrapolator
void enableExtrapolation (bool b=true)
 enable extrapolation in subsequent calls
void disableExtrapolation (bool b=true)
 disable extrapolation in subsequent calls
bool allowsExtrapolation () const
 tells whether extrapolation is enabled

Visitability

void accept (AcyclicVisitor &) override
Volatility blackVolImpl (Time t, Real) const override
 Black volatility calculation.

Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from Observer
typedef set_type::iterator iterator
Real blackVarianceImpl (Time maturity, Real strike) const override
Protected Member Functions inherited from BlackVolTermStructure
void checkStrike (Rate strike, bool extrapolate) const
 strike-range check
void checkRange (const Date &d, bool extrapolate) const
 date-range check
void checkRange (Time t, bool extrapolate) const
 time-range check
bool moving_ = false
bool updated_ = true
Calendar calendar_

Detailed Description

Constant Black volatility, no time-strike dependence.

This class implements the BlackVolatilityTermStructure interface for a constant Black volatility (no time/strike dependence).

Member Function Documentation

◆ maxDate()

Date maxDate ( ) const
overridevirtual

the latest date for which the curve can return values

Implements TermStructure.

◆ minStrike()

Real minStrike ( ) const
overridevirtual

the minimum strike for which the term structure can return vols

Implements VolatilityTermStructure.

◆ maxStrike()

Real maxStrike ( ) const
overridevirtual

the maximum strike for which the term structure can return vols

Implements VolatilityTermStructure.

◆ accept()

void accept ( AcyclicVisitor & v)
overridevirtual

Reimplemented from BlackVolTermStructure.

◆ blackVolImpl()

Volatility blackVolImpl ( Time t,
Real strike ) const
overrideprotectedvirtual

Black volatility calculation.

Implements BlackVolTermStructure.