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VarianceGammaProcess Class Reference

Variance gamma process. More...

#include <ql/experimental/variancegamma/variancegammaprocess.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for VarianceGammaProcess:

Public Member Functions

 VarianceGammaProcess (Handle< Quote > s0, Handle< YieldTermStructure > dividendYield, Handle< YieldTermStructure > riskFreeRate, Real sigma, Real nu, Real theta)
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 sigma () const
Real nu () const
Real theta () const
const Handle< Quote > & s0 () const
const Handle< YieldTermStructure > & dividendYield () const
const Handle< YieldTermStructure > & riskFreeRate () const
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 ()

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

Variance gamma process.

This class describes the stochastic volatility process. With a Brownian motion given by

\[ db = \theta dt + \sigma dW_t \]

then a Variance Gamma process X is defined by evaluating this Brownian motion at sample times driven by a Gamma process. If T is the value of a Gamma process with mean 1 and variance rate \( \nu \) then the Variance Gamma process is given by

\[ X(t) = B(T) \]

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.