lmlinexpvolmodel.hpp

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/*! \file lmlinexpvolmodel.hpp
    \brief volatility model for libor market models
*/
 
#ifndef quantlib_libor_market_linear_exp_volatility_model_hpp
#define quantlib_libor_market_linear_exp_volatility_model_hpp
 
#include <ql/legacy/libormarketmodels/lmvolmodel.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    //! %linear exponential volatility model
    /*! This class describes a linear-exponential volatility model
 
        \f[
        \sigma_i(t)=(a*(T_{i}-t)+d)*e^{-b(T_{i}-t)}+c
        \f]
 
        References:
 
        Damiano Brigo, Fabio Mercurio, Massimo Morini, 2003,
        Different Covariance Parameterizations of Libor Market Model and Joint
        Caps/Swaptions Calibration,
        (<http://www.business.uts.edu.au/qfrc/conferences/qmf2001/Brigo_D.pdf>)
    */
 
    class LmLinearExponentialVolatilityModel : public LmVolatilityModel {
      public:
        LmLinearExponentialVolatilityModel(
                                         const std::vector<Time>& fixingTimes,
                                         Real a, Real b, Real c, Real d);
 
        Array volatility(Time t, const Array& x = Null<Array>()) const override;
        Volatility volatility(Size i, Time t, const Array& x = Null<Array>()) const override;
 
        Real
        integratedVariance(Size i, Size j, Time u, const Array& x = Null<Array>()) const override;
 
      private:
        void generateArguments() override;
        const std::vector<Time> fixingTimes_;
    };
 
}
 
 
#endif