correlationtermstructure.cpp File Reference

#include "toplevelfixture.hpp"
#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
#include <qle/termstructures/flatcorrelation.hpp>
#include <qle/termstructures/interpolatedcorrelationcurve.hpp>
#include <ql/quotes/simplequote.hpp>
#include <ql/time/calendars/nullcalendar.hpp>
#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>

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Functions
	BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (testFlatCorrelation)
	BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (testInterpolatedCorrelationCurve)

Function Documentation

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE() [1/2]

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE

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testFlatCorrelation

)

Definition at line 37 of file correlationtermstructure.cpp.

                                          {
 
    QuantLib::ext::shared_ptr<SimpleQuote> q = QuantLib::ext::make_shared<SimpleQuote>(0.02);
    Handle<Quote> hq(q);
    Handle<FlatCorrelation> flatCorr(QuantLib::ext::make_shared<FlatCorrelation>(0, NullCalendar(), hq, Actual365Fixed()));
 
    // check we get the expected quote value
    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(flatCorr->correlation(1) == 0.02, "unexpected correlation value: " << flatCorr->correlation(1));
 
    // move market data
    q->setValue(0.03);
 
    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(flatCorr->correlation(1) == 0.03, "unexpected correlation value: " << flatCorr->correlation(1));
 
    // check failures
 
    q->setValue(-1.1);
    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(flatCorr->correlation(1), QuantLib::Error);
 
    q->setValue(1.1);
    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(flatCorr->correlation(1), QuantLib::Error);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE() [2/2]

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE

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testInterpolatedCorrelationCurve

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Definition at line 60 of file correlationtermstructure.cpp.

                                                       {
 
    // build interpolated correlation curve
    std::vector<Time> times;
    std::vector<QuantLib::ext::shared_ptr<SimpleQuote> > simpleQuotes;
    std::vector<Handle<Quote> > quotes;
 
    Size numYears = 10;
    for (Size i = 1; i < numYears; i++) {
 
        Real corr = 0.1;
 
        simpleQuotes.push_back(QuantLib::ext::make_shared<SimpleQuote>(corr));
        quotes.push_back(Handle<Quote>(simpleQuotes.back()));
 
        times.push_back(static_cast<Time>(i));
    }
 
    Handle<PiecewiseLinearCorrelationCurve> interpCorr(
        QuantLib::ext::make_shared<PiecewiseLinearCorrelationCurve>(times, quotes, Actual365Fixed(), NullCalendar()));
 
    Time t = 1;
    while (t < numYears) {
        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(interpCorr->correlation(t) == 0.1,
                            "unexpected correlation value: " << interpCorr->correlation(t));
        t += 0.5;
    }
 
    // Now check quotes update
    for (Size i = 0; i < simpleQuotes.size(); ++i) {
        simpleQuotes[i]->setValue(1);
    }
 
    t = 1;
    while (t < numYears) {
        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(interpCorr->correlation(t) == 1,
                            "unexpected correlation value: " << interpCorr->correlation(t));
        t += 0.5;
    }
 
    // Now check interpolation
    for (Size i = 0; i < simpleQuotes.size(); ++i) {
        simpleQuotes[i]->setValue(0.1 + 0.01 * i);
    }
 
    Real tol = 1.0E-8;
    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(interpCorr->correlation(1.5), 0.105, tol);
    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(interpCorr->correlation(2.5), 0.115, tol);
    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(interpCorr->correlation(3.5), 0.125, tol);
    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(interpCorr->correlation(11), 0.18, tol);
}