analyticcontinuousfloatinglookback.hpp

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/*! \file analyticcontinuousfloatinglookback.hpp
    \brief Analytic engine for continuous floating-strike lookback
*/
 
#ifndef quantlib_analytic_continuous_floating_lookback_engine_hpp
#define quantlib_analytic_continuous_floating_lookback_engine_hpp
 
#include <ql/instruments/lookbackoption.hpp>
#include <ql/processes/blackscholesprocess.hpp>
#include <ql/math/distributions/normaldistribution.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    //! Pricing engine for European continuous floating-strike lookback
    /*! Formula from "Option Pricing Formulas",
        E.G. Haug, McGraw-Hill, 1998, p.61-62
 
        \ingroup lookbackengines
 
        \test returned values verified against results from literature
    */
    class AnalyticContinuousFloatingLookbackEngine
        : public ContinuousFloatingLookbackOption::engine {
      public:
        AnalyticContinuousFloatingLookbackEngine(
            ext::shared_ptr<GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess> process);
        void calculate() const override;
 
      private:
        ext::shared_ptr<GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess> process_;
        CumulativeNormalDistribution f_;
        // helper methods
        Real underlying() const;
        Time residualTime() const;
        Volatility volatility() const;
        Real minmax() const;
        Real stdDeviation() const;
        Rate riskFreeRate() const;
        DiscountFactor riskFreeDiscount() const;
        Rate dividendYield() const;
        DiscountFactor dividendDiscount() const;
        Real A(Real eta) const;
    };
 
}
 
 
#endif