calibrationhelper.hpp

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/*! \file calibrationhelper.hpp
    \brief Calibration helper class
*/

#ifndef quantlib_interest_rate_modelling_calibration_helper_h
#define quantlib_interest_rate_modelling_calibration_helper_h

#include <ql/quote.hpp>
#include <ql/termstructures/yieldtermstructure.hpp>
#include <ql/termstructures/volatility/volatilitytype.hpp>
#include <ql/patterns/lazyobject.hpp>
#include <list>

namespace QuantLib {

    class PricingEngine;

    //! liquid market instrument used during calibration
    class CalibrationHelper : public LazyObject {
      public:
        enum CalibrationErrorType {
                            RelativePriceError, PriceError, ImpliedVolError};
        CalibrationHelper(const Handle<Quote>& volatility,
                          const Handle<YieldTermStructure>& termStructure,
                          CalibrationErrorType calibrationErrorType
                                                         = RelativePriceError,
                          const VolatilityType type = ShiftedLognormal,
                          const Real shift = 0.0)
        : volatility_(volatility), termStructure_(termStructure),
          volatilityType_(type), shift_(shift),
          calibrationErrorType_(calibrationErrorType) {
            registerWith(volatility_);
            registerWith(termStructure_);
        }

        void performCalculations() const {
            marketValue_ = blackPrice(volatility_->value());
        }

        //! returns the volatility Handle
        Handle<Quote> volatility() const { return volatility_; }

        //! returns the volatility type
        VolatilityType volatilityType() const { return volatilityType_; }

        //! returns the actual price of the instrument (from volatility)
        Real marketValue() const { calculate(); return marketValue_; }

        //! returns the price of the instrument according to the model
        virtual Real modelValue() const = 0;

        //! returns the error resulting from the model valuation
        virtual Real calibrationError();

        virtual void addTimesTo(std::list<Time>& times) const = 0;

        //! Black volatility implied by the model
        Volatility impliedVolatility(Real targetValue,
                                     Real accuracy,
                                     Size maxEvaluations,
                                     Volatility minVol,
                                     Volatility maxVol) const;

        //! Black or Bachelier price given a volatility
        virtual Real blackPrice(Volatility volatility) const = 0;

        void setPricingEngine(const boost::shared_ptr<PricingEngine>& engine) {
            engine_ = engine;
        }

      protected:
        mutable Real marketValue_;
        Handle<Quote> volatility_;
        Handle<YieldTermStructure> termStructure_;
        boost::shared_ptr<PricingEngine> engine_;
        const VolatilityType volatilityType_;
        const Real shift_;

      private:
        class ImpliedVolatilityHelper;
        const CalibrationErrorType calibrationErrorType_;
    };

}


#endif