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SquareRootProcess Class Reference

Square-root process class. More...

#include <ql/processes/squarerootprocess.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for SquareRootProcess:

Public Member Functions

 SquareRootProcess (Real b, Real a, Volatility sigma, Real x0=0.0, const ext::shared_ptr< discretization > &d=ext::shared_ptr< discretization >(new EulerDiscretization))
virtual Real expectation (Time t0, Real x0, Time dt) const
virtual Real stdDeviation (Time t0, Real x0, Time dt) const
virtual Real variance (Time t0, Real x0, Time dt) const
virtual Real evolve (Time t0, Real x0, Time dt, Real dw) const
virtual Real apply (Real x0, Real dx) const
Public Member Functions inherited from StochasticProcess
virtual Size factors () const
 returns the number of independent factors of the process
virtual Time time (const Date &) const
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 ()

StochasticProcess interface

Real x0 () const override
 returns the initial value of the state variable
Real drift (Time t, Real x) const override
 returns the drift part of the equation, i.e. \( \mu(t, x_t) \)
Real diffusion (Time t, Real x) const override
 returns the diffusion part of the equation, i.e. \( \sigma(t, x_t) \)
Real a () const
Real b () const
Real sigma () const

Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from Observer
typedef set_type::iterator iterator
 StochasticProcess1D (ext::shared_ptr< discretization >)
 StochasticProcess (ext::shared_ptr< discretization >)
ext::shared_ptr< discretizationdiscretization_
ext::shared_ptr< discretizationdiscretization_

Detailed Description

Square-root process class.

This class describes a square-root process governed by

\[ dx = a (b - x_t) dt + \sigma \sqrt{x_t} dW_t. \]

Member Function Documentation

◆ x0()

Real x0 ( ) const
overridevirtual

returns the initial value of the state variable

Implements StochasticProcess1D.

◆ drift()

Real drift ( Time t,
Real x ) const
overridevirtual

returns the drift part of the equation, i.e. \( \mu(t, x_t) \)

Implements StochasticProcess1D.

◆ diffusion()

Real diffusion ( Time t,
Real x ) const
overridevirtual

returns the diffusion part of the equation, i.e. \( \sigma(t, x_t) \)

Implements StochasticProcess1D.