BaroneAdesiWhaleyApproximationEngine Class Reference
[Vanilla option engines]
#include <ql/PricingEngines/Vanilla/baroneadesiwhaleyengine.hpp>
Inheritance diagram for BaroneAdesiWhaleyApproximationEngine:

Detailed Description
Pricing engine for American options with Barone-Adesi and Whaley approximation (1987)
- Tests:
- the correctness of the returned value is tested by reproducing results available in literature.
- Examples:
Public Member Functions | |
void | calculate () const |
Static Public Member Functions | |
static Real | criticalPrice (const boost::shared_ptr< StrikedTypePayoff > &payoff, DiscountFactor riskFreeDiscount, DiscountFactor dividendDiscount, Real variance, Real tolerance=1e-6) |