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/*! \file blackscholesprocess.hpp
    \brief Black-Scholes processes
*/
 
#ifndef quantlib_black_scholes_process_hpp
#define quantlib_black_scholes_process_hpp
 
#include <ql/stochasticprocess.hpp>
#include <ql/processes/eulerdiscretization.hpp>
#include <ql/termstructures/yieldtermstructure.hpp>
#include <ql/termstructures/volatility/equityfx/blackvoltermstructure.hpp>
#include <ql/termstructures/volatility/equityfx/localvoltermstructure.hpp>
#include <ql/quote.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    class LocalConstantVol;
    class LocalVolCurve;
 
    //! Generalized Black-Scholes stochastic process
    /*! This class describes the stochastic process \f$ S \f$ governed by
        \f[
            d\ln S(t) = (r(t) - q(t) - \frac{\sigma(t, S)^2}{2}) dt
                     + \sigma dW_t.
        \f]
 
        \warning while the interface is expressed in terms of \f$ S \f$,
                 the internal calculations work on \f$ ln S \f$.
 
        \ingroup processes
    */
    class GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess : public StochasticProcess1D {
      public:
        GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess(Handle<Quote> x0,
                                       Handle<YieldTermStructure> dividendTS,
                                       Handle<YieldTermStructure> riskFreeTS,
                                       Handle<BlackVolTermStructure> blackVolTS,
                                       const ext::shared_ptr<discretization>& d =
                                           ext::shared_ptr<discretization>(new EulerDiscretization),
                                       bool forceDiscretization = false);
 
        GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess(Handle<Quote> x0,
                                       Handle<YieldTermStructure> dividendTS,
                                       Handle<YieldTermStructure> riskFreeTS,
                                       Handle<BlackVolTermStructure> blackVolTS,
                                       Handle<LocalVolTermStructure> localVolTS);
 
        //! \name StochasticProcess1D interface
        //@{
        Real x0() const override;
        /*! \todo revise extrapolation */
        Real drift(Time t, Real x) const override;
        /*! \todo revise extrapolation */
        Real diffusion(Time t, Real x) const override;
        Real apply(Real x0, Real dx) const override;
        /*! \warning in general raises a "not implemented" exception.
                     It should be rewritten to return the expectation E(S)
                     of the process, not exp(E(log S)).
        */
        Real expectation(Time t0, Real x0, Time dt) const override;
        Real stdDeviation(Time t0, Real x0, Time dt) const override;
        Real variance(Time t0, Real x0, Time dt) const override;
        Real evolve(Time t0, Real x0, Time dt, Real dw) const override;
        //@}
        Time time(const Date&) const override;
        //! \name Observer interface
        //@{
        void update() override;
        //@}
        //! \name Inspectors
        //@{
        const Handle<Quote>& stateVariable() const;
        const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& dividendYield() const;
        const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& riskFreeRate() const;
        const Handle<BlackVolTermStructure>& blackVolatility() const;
        const Handle<LocalVolTermStructure>& localVolatility() const;
        //@}
      private:
        Handle<Quote> x0_;
        Handle<YieldTermStructure> riskFreeRate_, dividendYield_;
        Handle<BlackVolTermStructure> blackVolatility_;
        Handle<LocalVolTermStructure> externalLocalVolTS_;
        bool forceDiscretization_;
        bool hasExternalLocalVol_;
        mutable RelinkableHandle<LocalVolTermStructure> localVolatility_;
        mutable bool updated_, isStrikeIndependent_;
    };
 
    //! Black-Scholes (1973) stochastic process
    /*! This class describes the stochastic process \f$ S \f$ for a stock
        given by
        \f[
            d\ln S(t) = (r(t) - \frac{\sigma(t, S)^2}{2}) dt + \sigma dW_t.
        \f]
 
        \warning while the interface is expressed in terms of \f$ S \f$,
                 the internal calculations work on \f$ ln S \f$.
 
        \ingroup processes
    */
    class BlackScholesProcess : public GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess {
      public:
        BlackScholesProcess(
            const Handle<Quote>& x0,
            const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& riskFreeTS,
            const Handle<BlackVolTermStructure>& blackVolTS,
            const ext::shared_ptr<discretization>& d =
                  ext::shared_ptr<discretization>(new EulerDiscretization),
            bool forceDiscretization = false);
    };
 
    //! Merton (1973) extension to the Black-Scholes stochastic process
    /*! This class describes the stochastic process ln(S) for a stock or
        stock index paying a continuous dividend yield given by
        \f[
            d\ln S(t, S) = (r(t) - q(t) - \frac{\sigma(t, S)^2}{2}) dt
                     + \sigma dW_t.
        \f]
 
        \ingroup processes
    */
    class BlackScholesMertonProcess : public GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess {
      public:
        BlackScholesMertonProcess(
            const Handle<Quote>& x0,
            const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& dividendTS,
            const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& riskFreeTS,
            const Handle<BlackVolTermStructure>& blackVolTS,
            const ext::shared_ptr<discretization>& d =
                  ext::shared_ptr<discretization>(new EulerDiscretization),
            bool forceDiscretization = false);
    };
 
    //! Black (1976) stochastic process
    /*! This class describes the stochastic process \f$ S \f$ for a
        forward or futures contract given by
        \f[
            d\ln S(t) = -\frac{\sigma(t, S)^2}{2} dt + \sigma dW_t.
        \f]
 
        \warning while the interface is expressed in terms of \f$ S \f$,
                 the internal calculations work on \f$ ln S \f$.
 
        \ingroup processes
    */
    class BlackProcess : public GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess {
      public:
        BlackProcess(
            const Handle<Quote>& x0,
            const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& riskFreeTS,
            const Handle<BlackVolTermStructure>& blackVolTS,
            const ext::shared_ptr<discretization>& d =
                  ext::shared_ptr<discretization>(new EulerDiscretization),
            bool forceDiscretization = false);
    };
 
    //! Garman-Kohlhagen (1983) stochastic process
    /*! This class describes the stochastic process \f$ S \f$ for an exchange
        rate given by
        \f[
            d\ln S(t) = (r(t) - r_f(t) - \frac{\sigma(t, S)^2}{2}) dt
                     + \sigma dW_t.
        \f]
 
        \warning while the interface is expressed in terms of \f$ S \f$,
                 the internal calculations work on \f$ ln S \f$.
 
        \ingroup processes
    */
    class GarmanKohlagenProcess : public GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess {
      public:
        GarmanKohlagenProcess(
            const Handle<Quote>& x0,
            const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& foreignRiskFreeTS,
            const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& domesticRiskFreeTS,
            const Handle<BlackVolTermStructure>& blackVolTS,
            const ext::shared_ptr<discretization>& d =
                  ext::shared_ptr<discretization>(new EulerDiscretization),
            bool forceDiscretization = false);
    };
 
}
 
 
#endif