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ConstantOptionletVolatility Class Reference

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

#include <ql/termstructures/volatility/optionlet/constantoptionletvol.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for ConstantOptionletVolatility:

Public Member Functions

 ConstantOptionletVolatility (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc, Handle< Quote > volatility, const DayCounter &dc, VolatilityType type=ShiftedLognormal, Real displacement=0.0)
 floating reference date, floating market data
 ConstantOptionletVolatility (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc, Handle< Quote > volatility, const DayCounter &dc, VolatilityType type=ShiftedLognormal, Real displacement=0.0)
 fixed reference date, floating market data
 ConstantOptionletVolatility (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc, Volatility volatility, const DayCounter &dc, VolatilityType type=ShiftedLognormal, Real displacement=0.0)
 floating reference date, fixed market data
 ConstantOptionletVolatility (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc, Volatility volatility, const DayCounter &dc, VolatilityType type=ShiftedLognormal, Real displacement=0.0)
 fixed reference date, fixed market data
TermStructure interface
Date maxDate () const override
 the latest date for which the curve can return values
Public Member Functions inherited from OptionletVolatilityStructure
 OptionletVolatilityStructure (BusinessDayConvention bdc=Following, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 default constructor
 OptionletVolatilityStructure (const Date &referenceDate, const Calendar &cal, BusinessDayConvention bdc, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 initialize with a fixed reference date
 OptionletVolatilityStructure (Natural settlementDays, const Calendar &, BusinessDayConvention bdc, const DayCounter &dc=DayCounter())
 calculate the reference date based on the global evaluation date
Volatility volatility (const Period &optionTenor, Rate strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 returns the volatility for a given option tenor and strike rate
Volatility volatility (const Date &optionDate, Rate strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 returns the volatility for a given option date and strike rate
Volatility volatility (Time optionTime, Rate strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 returns the volatility for a given option time and strike rate
Real blackVariance (const Period &optionTenor, Rate strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 returns the Black variance for a given option tenor and strike rate
Real blackVariance (const Date &optionDate, Rate strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 returns the Black variance for a given option date and strike rate
Real blackVariance (Time optionTime, Rate strike, bool extrapolate=false) const
 returns the Black variance for a given option time and strike rate
ext::shared_ptr< SmileSectionsmileSection (const Period &optionTenor, bool extr=false) const
 returns the smile for a given option tenor
ext::shared_ptr< SmileSectionsmileSection (const Date &optionDate, bool extr=false) const
 returns the smile for a given option date
ext::shared_ptr< SmileSectionsmileSection (Time optionTime, bool extr=false) const
 returns the smile for a given option time
 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

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
VolatilityType volatilityType () const override
Real displacement () const override
ext::shared_ptr< SmileSectionsmileSectionImpl (const Date &d) const override
ext::shared_ptr< SmileSectionsmileSectionImpl (Time) const override
 implements the actual smile calculation in derived classes
Volatility volatilityImpl (Time, Rate) const override
 implements the actual volatility calculation in derived classes

Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from Observer
typedef set_type::iterator iterator
virtual Volatility volatilityImpl (const Date &optionDate, Rate strike) const
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 caplet 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.

◆ volatilityType()

VolatilityType volatilityType ( ) const
overridevirtual

Reimplemented from OptionletVolatilityStructure.

◆ displacement()

Real displacement ( ) const
overridevirtual

Reimplemented from OptionletVolatilityStructure.

◆ smileSectionImpl() [1/2]

ext::shared_ptr< SmileSection > smileSectionImpl ( const Date & d) const
overrideprotectedvirtual

Reimplemented from OptionletVolatilityStructure.

◆ smileSectionImpl() [2/2]

ext::shared_ptr< SmileSection > smileSectionImpl ( Time optionTime) const
overrideprotectedvirtual

implements the actual smile calculation in derived classes

Implements OptionletVolatilityStructure.

◆ volatilityImpl()

Volatility volatilityImpl ( Time optionTime,
Rate strike ) const
overrideprotectedvirtual

implements the actual volatility calculation in derived classes

Implements OptionletVolatilityStructure.