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MCEuropeanEngine< RNG, S > Class Template Reference

European option pricing engine using Monte Carlo simulation. More...

#include <ql/pricingengines/vanilla/mceuropeanengine.hpp>

+ Inheritance diagram for MCEuropeanEngine< RNG, S >:
+ Collaboration diagram for MCEuropeanEngine< RNG, S >:

Public Types

typedef MCVanillaEngine< SingleVariate, RNG, S >::path_generator_type path_generator_type
 
typedef MCVanillaEngine< SingleVariate, RNG, S >::path_pricer_type path_pricer_type
 
typedef MCVanillaEngine< SingleVariate, RNG, S >::stats_type stats_type
 
- Public Types inherited from McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >
typedef MonteCarloModel< MC, RNG, S >::path_generator_type path_generator_type
 
typedef MonteCarloModel< MC, RNG, S >::path_pricer_type path_pricer_type
 
typedef MonteCarloModel< MC, RNG, S >::stats_type stats_type
 
typedef MonteCarloModel< MC, RNG, S >::result_type result_type
 

Public Member Functions

 MCEuropeanEngine (const ext::shared_ptr< GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess > &process, Size timeSteps, Size timeStepsPerYear, bool brownianBridge, bool antitheticVariate, Size requiredSamples, Real requiredTolerance, Size maxSamples, BigNatural seed)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from MCVanillaEngine< MC, RNG, S, Inst >
void calculate () const override
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >
virtual ~McSimulation ()=default
 
result_type value (Real tolerance, Size maxSamples=QL_MAX_INTEGER, Size minSamples=1023) const
 add samples until the required absolute tolerance is reached More...
 
result_type valueWithSamples (Size samples) const
 simulate a fixed number of samples More...
 
result_type errorEstimate () const
 error estimated using the samples simulated so far More...
 
const stats_typesampleAccumulator () const
 access to the sample accumulator for richer statistics More...
 
void calculate (Real requiredTolerance, Size requiredSamples, Size maxSamples) const
 basic calculate method provided to inherited pricing engines More...
 

Protected Member Functions

ext::shared_ptr< path_pricer_typepathPricer () const override
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from MCVanillaEngine< MC, RNG, S, Inst >
 MCVanillaEngine (ext::shared_ptr< StochasticProcess >, Size timeSteps, Size timeStepsPerYear, bool brownianBridge, bool antitheticVariate, bool controlVariate, Size requiredSamples, Real requiredTolerance, Size maxSamples, BigNatural seed)
 
TimeGrid timeGrid () const override
 
ext::shared_ptr< path_generator_typepathGenerator () const override
 
result_type controlVariateValue () const override
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >
 McSimulation (bool antitheticVariate, bool controlVariate)
 
virtual ext::shared_ptr< path_pricer_typepathPricer () const =0
 
virtual ext::shared_ptr< path_generator_typepathGenerator () const =0
 
virtual TimeGrid timeGrid () const =0
 
virtual ext::shared_ptr< path_pricer_typecontrolPathPricer () const
 
virtual ext::shared_ptr< path_generator_typecontrolPathGenerator () const
 
virtual ext::shared_ptr< PricingEnginecontrolPricingEngine () const
 
virtual result_type controlVariateValue () const
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Types inherited from MCVanillaEngine< MC, RNG, S, Inst >
typedef McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >::path_generator_type path_generator_type
 
typedef McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >::path_pricer_type path_pricer_type
 
typedef McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >::stats_type stats_type
 
typedef McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >::result_type result_type
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >
template<class Sequence >
static Real maxError (const Sequence &sequence)
 
static Real maxError (Real error)
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from MCVanillaEngine< MC, RNG, S, Inst >
ext::shared_ptr< StochasticProcessprocess_
 
Size timeSteps_
 
Size timeStepsPerYear_
 
Size requiredSamples_
 
Size maxSamples_
 
Real requiredTolerance_
 
bool brownianBridge_
 
BigNatural seed_
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >
ext::shared_ptr< MonteCarloModel< MC, RNG, S > > mcModel_
 
bool antitheticVariate_
 
bool controlVariate_
 

Detailed Description

template<class RNG = PseudoRandom, class S = Statistics>
class QuantLib::MCEuropeanEngine< RNG, S >

European option pricing engine using Monte Carlo simulation.

Tests:
the correctness of the returned value is tested by checking it against analytic results.

Definition at line 43 of file mceuropeanengine.hpp.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ path_generator_type

typedef MCVanillaEngine<SingleVariate,RNG,S>::path_generator_type path_generator_type

Definition at line 47 of file mceuropeanengine.hpp.

◆ path_pricer_type

typedef MCVanillaEngine<SingleVariate,RNG,S>::path_pricer_type path_pricer_type

Definition at line 50 of file mceuropeanengine.hpp.

◆ stats_type

typedef MCVanillaEngine<SingleVariate,RNG,S>::stats_type stats_type

Definition at line 52 of file mceuropeanengine.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ MCEuropeanEngine()

MCEuropeanEngine ( const ext::shared_ptr< GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess > &  process,
Size  timeSteps,
Size  timeStepsPerYear,
bool  brownianBridge,
bool  antitheticVariate,
Size  requiredSamples,
Real  requiredTolerance,
Size  maxSamples,
BigNatural  seed 
)

Definition at line 110 of file mceuropeanengine.hpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ pathPricer()

ext::shared_ptr< typename MCEuropeanEngine< RNG, S >::path_pricer_type > pathPricer
overrideprotectedvirtual

Implements McSimulation< MC, RNG, S >.

Definition at line 135 of file mceuropeanengine.hpp.