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CdsHelper Class Referenceabstract

#include <ql/termstructures/credit/defaultprobabilityhelpers.hpp>

+ Inheritance diagram for CdsHelper:

Public Member Functions

 CdsHelper (const Handle< Quote > &quote, const Period &tenor, Integer settlementDays, const Calendar &calendar, Frequency frequency, BusinessDayConvention paymentConvention, DateGeneration::Rule rule, const DayCounter &dayCounter, Real recoveryRate, const Handle< YieldTermStructure > &discountCurve, bool settlesAccrual=true, bool paysAtDefaultTime=true)
 
 CdsHelper (Rate quote, const Period &tenor, Integer settlementDays, const Calendar &calendar, Frequency frequency, BusinessDayConvention paymentConvention, DateGeneration::Rule rule, const DayCounter &dayCounter, Real recoveryRate, const Handle< YieldTermStructure > &discountCurve, bool settlesAccrual=true, bool paysAtDefaultTime=true)
 
void setTermStructure (DefaultProbabilityTermStructure *)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from RelativeDateBootstrapHelper< TS >
 RelativeDateBootstrapHelper (const Handle< Quote > &quote)
 
 RelativeDateBootstrapHelper (Real quote)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from BootstrapHelper< TS >
 BootstrapHelper (const Handle< Quote > &quote)
 
 BootstrapHelper (Real quote)
 
const Handle< Quote > & quote () const
 
virtual Real impliedQuote () const =0
 
Real quoteError () const
 
virtual void setTermStructure (TS *)
 sets the term structure to be used for pricing More...
 
virtual Date earliestDate () const
 earliest relevant date More...
 
virtual Date latestDate () const
 latest relevant date More...
 
virtual void accept (AcyclicVisitor &)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Observer
 Observer (const Observer &)
 
Observeroperator= (const Observer &)
 
std::pair< std::set< boost::shared_ptr< Observable > >::iterator, bool > registerWith (const boost::shared_ptr< Observable > &)
 
void registerWithObservables (const boost::shared_ptr< Observer > &)
 
Size unregisterWith (const boost::shared_ptr< Observable > &)
 
void unregisterWithAll ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Observable
 Observable (const Observable &)
 
Observableoperator= (const Observable &)
 
void notifyObservers ()
 

Protected Member Functions

void update ()
 
void initializeDates ()
 
virtual void resetEngine ()=0
 

Protected Attributes

Period tenor_
 
Integer settlementDays_
 
Calendar calendar_
 
Frequency frequency_
 
BusinessDayConvention paymentConvention_
 
DateGeneration::Rule rule_
 
DayCounter dayCounter_
 
Real recoveryRate_
 
Handle< YieldTermStructurediscountCurve_
 
bool settlesAccrual_
 
bool paysAtDefaultTime_
 
Schedule schedule_
 
boost::shared_ptr< CreditDefaultSwapswap_
 
RelinkableHandle< DefaultProbabilityTermStructureprobability_
 
Date protectionStart_
 protection effective date.
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from RelativeDateBootstrapHelper< TS >
Date evaluationDate_
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from BootstrapHelper< TS >
Handle< Quotequote_
 
TS * termStructure_
 
Date earliestDate_
 
Date latestDate_
 

Detailed Description

Base default-probability bootstrap helper

Parameters
tenorCDS tenor.
frequencyCoupon frequency.
settlementDaysThe number of days from today's date to the start of the protection period.
paymentConventionThe payment convention applied to coupons schedules, settlement dates and protection period calculations.

Member Function Documentation

void update ( )
protectedvirtual

This method must be implemented in derived classes. An instance of Observer does not call this method directly: instead, it will be called by the observables the instance registered with when they need to notify any changes.

Reimplemented from RelativeDateBootstrapHelper< TS >.