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/*! \file kirkengine.hpp
    \brief kirk formulae, due to Kirk (1995)
*/
 
#ifndef quantlib_kirk_engine_hpp
#define quantlib_kirk_engine_hpp
 
#include <ql/pricingengines/basket/spreadblackscholesvanillaengine.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    //! Pricing engine for spread option on two futures
    /*! This class implements formulae from
        "Correlation in the Energy Markets", E. Kirk
        Managing Energy Price Risk. 
        London: Risk Publications and Enron, pp. 71-78
 
        \ingroup basketengines
 
        \test the correctness of the returned value is tested by
              reproducing results available in literature.
    */
    class KirkEngine : public SpreadBlackScholesVanillaEngine {
      public:
        KirkEngine(ext::shared_ptr<GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess> process1,
                   ext::shared_ptr<GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess> process2,
                   Real correlation);
 
      protected:
        Real calculate(Real f1, Real f2, Real strike, Option::Type optionType,
            Real variance1, Real variance2, DiscountFactor df) const override;
    };
}
 
 
#endif