fdvanillaengine.cpp

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#include <ql/pricingengines/vanilla/fdvanillaengine.hpp>
#include <ql/instruments/payoffs.hpp>
#include <ql/exercise.hpp>
#include <ql/grid.hpp>
#include <ql/instruments/oneassetoption.hpp>
#include <ql/methods/finitedifferences/bsmoperator.hpp>
#include <ql/methods/finitedifferences/bsmtermoperator.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    const Real FDVanillaEngine::safetyZoneFactor_ = 1.1;
 
    void FDVanillaEngine::setGridLimits() const {
        setGridLimits(process_->stateVariable()->value(),
                      getResidualTime());
        ensureStrikeInGrid();
    }
 
    void FDVanillaEngine::setupArguments(
                                    const PricingEngine::arguments* a) const {
        const auto* args = dynamic_cast<const OneAssetOption::arguments*>(a);
        QL_REQUIRE(args, "incorrect argument type");
        exerciseDate_ = args->exercise->lastDate();
        payoff_ = args->payoff;
    }
 
    void FDVanillaEngine::setGridLimits(Real center, Time t) const {
        QL_REQUIRE(center > 0.0, "negative or null underlying given");
        QL_REQUIRE(t > 0.0, "negative or zero residual time");
        center_ = center;
        Size newGridPoints = safeGridPoints(gridPoints_, t);
        QL_DEPRECATED_DISABLE_WARNING
        if (newGridPoints > intrinsicValues_.size()) {
            intrinsicValues_ = SampledCurve(newGridPoints);
        }
        QL_DEPRECATED_ENABLE_WARNING
 
        Real volSqrtTime = std::sqrt(process_->blackVolatility()
                                     ->blackVariance(t, center_));
 
        // the prefactor fine tunes performance at small volatilities
        Real prefactor = 1.0 + 0.02/volSqrtTime;
        Real minMaxFactor = std::exp(4.0 * prefactor * volSqrtTime);
        sMin_ = center_/minMaxFactor;  // underlying grid min value
        sMax_ = center_*minMaxFactor;  // underlying grid max value
    }
 
    void FDVanillaEngine::ensureStrikeInGrid() const {
        // ensure strike is included in the grid
        ext::shared_ptr<StrikedTypePayoff> striked_payoff =
            ext::dynamic_pointer_cast<StrikedTypePayoff>(payoff_);
        if (!striked_payoff)
            return;
        Real requiredGridValue = striked_payoff->strike();
 
        if(sMin_ > requiredGridValue/safetyZoneFactor_){
            sMin_ = requiredGridValue/safetyZoneFactor_;
            // enforce central placement of the underlying
            sMax_ = center_/(sMin_/center_);
        }
        if(sMax_ < requiredGridValue*safetyZoneFactor_){
            sMax_ = requiredGridValue*safetyZoneFactor_;
            // enforce central placement of the underlying
            sMin_ = center_/(sMax_/center_);
        }
    }
 
    void FDVanillaEngine::initializeInitialCondition() const {
        QL_DEPRECATED_DISABLE_WARNING
        intrinsicValues_.setLogGrid(sMin_, sMax_);
        intrinsicValues_.sample(*payoff_);
        QL_DEPRECATED_ENABLE_WARNING
    }
 
    void FDVanillaEngine::initializeOperator() const {
        QL_DEPRECATED_DISABLE_WARNING
        if (timeDependent_) {
            finiteDifferenceOperator_ = BSMTermOperator(intrinsicValues_.grid(),
                                                        process_, getResidualTime());
        } else {
            const YieldTermStructure& R = **(process_->riskFreeRate());
            Rate r = R.zeroRate(exerciseDate_, R.dayCounter(), Continuous);
            const YieldTermStructure& Q = **(process_->dividendYield());
            Rate q = Q.zeroRate(exerciseDate_, Q.dayCounter(), Continuous);
 
            ext::shared_ptr<StrikedTypePayoff> striked_payoff =
                ext::dynamic_pointer_cast<StrikedTypePayoff>(payoff_);
            Real K = striked_payoff != nullptr ? striked_payoff->strike() : process_->x0();
            Volatility sigma =
                process_->blackVolatility()->blackVol(exerciseDate_, K);
 
            finiteDifferenceOperator_ = BSMOperator(intrinsicValues_.grid(),
                                                    r, q, sigma);
        }
        QL_DEPRECATED_ENABLE_WARNING
    }
 
    void FDVanillaEngine::initializeBoundaryConditions() const {
        QL_DEPRECATED_DISABLE_WARNING
        BCs_[0] = ext::shared_ptr<bc_type>(new NeumannBC(
                                      intrinsicValues_.value(1)-
                                      intrinsicValues_.value(0),
                                      NeumannBC::Lower));
        BCs_[1] = ext::shared_ptr<bc_type>(new NeumannBC(
                       intrinsicValues_.value(intrinsicValues_.size()-1) -
                       intrinsicValues_.value(intrinsicValues_.size()-2),
                       NeumannBC::Upper));
        QL_DEPRECATED_ENABLE_WARNING
    }
 
    Time FDVanillaEngine::getResidualTime() const {
        return process_->time(exerciseDate_);
    }
 
    // safety check to be sure we have enough grid points.
    Size FDVanillaEngine::safeGridPoints(Size gridPoints,
                                         Time residualTime) const {
        static const Size minGridPoints = 10;
        static const Size minGridPointsPerYear = 2;
        return std::max(gridPoints,
                        residualTime > 1.0 ?
                            static_cast<Size>((minGridPoints +
                                               (residualTime-1.0) *
                                                minGridPointsPerYear))
                            : minGridPoints);
    }
 
}