FDDividendAmericanEngine< Scheme > Class Template Reference

Finite-differences pricing engine for dividend American options. More...

#include <ql/pricingengines/vanilla/fddividendamericanengine.hpp>

Inherits QuantLib::FDEngineAdapter< FDAmericanCondition< FDDividendEngine< Scheme > >, DividendVanillaOption::engine >.

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Public Member Functions

 FDDividendAmericanEngine (const boost::shared_ptr< GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess > &process, Size timeSteps=100, Size gridPoints=100, bool timeDependent=false)

Detailed Description

template<template< class > class Scheme = CrankNicolson>
class QuantLib::FDDividendAmericanEngine< Scheme >

Finite-differences pricing engine for dividend American options.

Tests:
  • the correctness of the returned greeks is tested by reproducing numerical derivatives.
  • the invariance of the results upon addition of null dividends is tested.