forwardstructure.cpp

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#include <ql/termstructures/yield/forwardstructure.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    ForwardRateStructure::ForwardRateStructure(const DayCounter& dc)
    : YieldTermStructure(dc) {}
 
    ForwardRateStructure::ForwardRateStructure(
                                    const Date& refDate,
                                    const Calendar& cal,
                                    const DayCounter& dc,
                                    const std::vector<Handle<Quote> >& jumps,
                                    const std::vector<Date>& jumpDates)
    : YieldTermStructure(refDate, cal, dc, jumps, jumpDates) {}
 
    ForwardRateStructure::ForwardRateStructure(
                                    Natural settlDays,
                                    const Calendar& cal,
                                    const DayCounter& dc,
                                    const std::vector<Handle<Quote> >& jumps,
                                    const std::vector<Date>& jumpDates)
    : YieldTermStructure(settlDays, cal, dc, jumps, jumpDates) {}
 
    Rate ForwardRateStructure::zeroYieldImpl(Time t) const {
        if (t == 0.0)
            return forwardImpl(0.0);
        // implement smarter integration if plan to use the following code
        Rate sum = 0.5*forwardImpl(0.0);
        Size N = 1000;
        Time dt = t/N;
        for (Time i=dt; i<t; i+=dt)
            sum += forwardImpl(i);
        sum += 0.5*forwardImpl(t);
        return Rate(sum*dt/t);
    }
 
}