QuantLib
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ForwardVanillaEngine< Engine > Class Template Reference

Forward engine for vanilla options More...

#include <ql/pricingengines/forward/forwardengine.hpp>

+ Inheritance diagram for ForwardVanillaEngine< Engine >:

Public Member Functions

 ForwardVanillaEngine (const boost::shared_ptr< GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess > &)
 
void calculate () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from GenericEngine< ForwardOptionArguments< VanillaOption::arguments >, VanillaOption::results >
PricingEngine::arguments * getArguments () const
 
const PricingEngine::results * getResults () const
 
void reset ()
 
void update ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Observable
 Observable (const Observable &)
 
Observableoperator= (const Observable &)
 
void notifyObservers ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Observer
 Observer (const Observer &)
 
Observeroperator= (const Observer &)
 
std::pair< std::set
< boost::shared_ptr
< Observable > >::iterator,
bool > 
registerWith (const boost::shared_ptr< Observable > &)
 
Size unregisterWith (const boost::shared_ptr< Observable > &)
 
void unregisterWithAll ()
 

Protected Member Functions

void setup () const
 
void getOriginalResults () const
 

Protected Attributes

boost::shared_ptr
< GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess
process_
 
boost::shared_ptr< Engine > originalEngine_
 
VanillaOption::argumentsoriginalArguments_
 
const VanillaOption::results * originalResults_
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from GenericEngine< ForwardOptionArguments< VanillaOption::arguments >, VanillaOption::results >
ForwardOptionArguments
< VanillaOption::arguments
arguments_
 
VanillaOption::results results_
 

Detailed Description

template<class Engine>
class QuantLib::ForwardVanillaEngine< Engine >

Forward engine for vanilla options

Tests:
  • the correctness of the returned value is tested by reproducing results available in literature.
  • the correctness of the returned greeks is tested by reproducing numerical derivatives.