calibrationhelper.cpp

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#include <ql/models/calibrationhelper.hpp>
#include <ql/math/solvers1d/brent.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    class BlackCalibrationHelper::ImpliedVolatilityHelper {
      public:
        ImpliedVolatilityHelper(const BlackCalibrationHelper& helper,
                                Real value)
        : helper_(helper), value_(value) {}
 
        Real operator()(Volatility x) const {
            return value_ - helper_.blackPrice(x);
        }
      private:
        const BlackCalibrationHelper& helper_;
        Real value_;
    };
 
    Volatility BlackCalibrationHelper::impliedVolatility(Real targetValue,
                                                         Real accuracy,
                                                         Size maxEvaluations,
                                                         Volatility minVol,
                                                         Volatility maxVol) const {
 
        ImpliedVolatilityHelper f(*this,targetValue);
        Brent solver;
        solver.setMaxEvaluations(maxEvaluations);
        return solver.solve(f,accuracy,volatility_->value(),minVol,maxVol);
    }
 
    Real BlackCalibrationHelper::calibrationError() {
        Real error;
        
        switch (calibrationErrorType_) {
          case RelativePriceError:
            error = std::fabs(marketValue() - modelValue())/marketValue();
            break;
          case PriceError:
            error = marketValue() - modelValue();
            break;
          case ImpliedVolError: 
            {
              Real minVol = volatilityType_ == ShiftedLognormal ? 0.0010 : 0.00005;
              Real maxVol = volatilityType_ == ShiftedLognormal ? 10.0 : 0.50;
              const Real lowerPrice = blackPrice(minVol);
              const Real upperPrice = blackPrice(maxVol);
              const Real modelPrice = modelValue();
 
              Volatility implied;
              if (modelPrice <= lowerPrice)
                  implied = minVol;
              else if (modelPrice >= upperPrice)
                  implied = maxVol;
              else
                  implied = this->impliedVolatility(
                                          modelPrice, 1e-12, 5000, minVol, maxVol);
              error = implied - volatility_->value();
            }
            break;
          default:
            QL_FAIL("unknown Calibration Error Type");
        }
        
        return error;
    }
}