Example #1
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 /// <summary>
 /// Constructor
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="volatilities">Existing volatilities</param>
 /// <param name="timeGrid">Time discretisation</param>
 /// <param name="swaptionWeights"></param>
 /// <param name="targets"></param>
 /// <param name="parameters"></param>
 /// <param name="factors"></param>
 public CascadeAlgorithm(InterestRateVolatilities volatilities, PedersenTimeGrid timeGrid,
                         SwaptionWeights swaptionWeights, CalibrationTargets targets, CascadeParameters parameters, int factors)
 {
     _targets         = targets;
     _timeGrid        = timeGrid;
     _volatilities    = volatilities;
     _parameters      = parameters;
     _swaptionWeights = swaptionWeights;
     _factors         = factors;
     _scales          = new double[_timeGrid.MaxExpiry][];
     _isScaled        = new bool[_timeGrid.MaxExpiry][];
     for (int i = 0; i < _timeGrid.MaxExpiry; i++)
     {
         _scales[i]   = new double[_timeGrid.MaxTenor - i];
         _isScaled[i] = new bool[_timeGrid.MaxTenor - i];
     }
 }
Example #2
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 /// <summary>
 /// Constructor
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="targets">Calibration targets containing swaption and caplet data</param>
 /// <param name="timeGrid">Time discretisation</param>
 /// <param name="volatilities">Volatility to be calibrated</param>
 /// <param name="parameters">Calibration parameter settings</param>
 public CalibrationObjective(CalibrationTargets targets, PedersenTimeGrid timeGrid,
                             InterestRateVolatilities volatilities, CalibrationSettings parameters)
 {
     Finished          = false;
     _gradPhase        = false;
     _iterationCounter = 0;
     _taskCounter      = new TaskCounter();
     //_currentInput = new DenseVector(0);
     _targets      = targets;
     _timeGrid     = timeGrid;
     _volatilities = volatilities;
     _parameters   = parameters;
     _hFactor      = 1.0 / (_timeGrid.ExpiryCount * (_timeGrid.TenorCount - 1));
     _vFactor      = 1.0 / ((_timeGrid.ExpiryCount - 1) * _timeGrid.TenorCount);
     _sFactor      = 1.0 / _targets.SwaptionCount;
     _cFactor      = 1.0 / _targets.CapletCount;
 }
Example #3
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        /// <summary>
        /// Main calibration method.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="timeGrid">Time discretisation</param>
        /// <param name="discount">Quarterly discount factors</param>
        /// <param name="shift">Quarterly shift values</param>
        /// <param name="correlation">Correlation matrix, corresponding the tenor time discretisation</param>
        /// <param name="targets">Caplet and swaption implied vols</param>
        /// <param name="parameters">Calibration settings</param>
        /// <param name="factors">Factors used</param>
        /// <param name="useCascade">Whether to apply cascade algorithm post-calibration</param>
        /// <param name="output"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static InterestRateVolatilities Calibrate(PedersenTimeGrid timeGrid, QuarterlyDiscounts discount,
                                                         QuarterlyShifts shift, DenseMatrix correlation, CalibrationTargets targets,
                                                         CalibrationSettings parameters, int factors, bool useCascade, ref string output)
        {
            #region Initialisations

            targets.AdjustImpliedVolsForShift(discount, shift);
            var swaptionWeights = new SwaptionWeights(timeGrid.MaxExpiry, timeGrid.MaxTenor);
            swaptionWeights.Populate(discount, shift);
            var volatilities = new InterestRateVolatilities(timeGrid, factors, swaptionWeights, correlation);
            var objective    = new CalibrationObjective(targets, timeGrid, volatilities, parameters);
            Func <Vector <double>, double>           f = objective.ObjFun;
            Func <Vector <double>, Vector <double> > g = objective.ObjGrad;
            var    initialGuess = new DenseVector(timeGrid.ExpiryCount * timeGrid.TenorCount);
            double guessValue   = targets.AverageImpliedVol();
            if (guessValue == 0)
            {
                throw new Exception("The selected time range does not include any calibration targets.");
            }
            if (parameters.ExponentialForm)
            {
                for (var i = 0; i < initialGuess.Count; i++)
                {
                    initialGuess[i] = Math.Log(guessValue) / 20;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                for (var i = 0; i < initialGuess.Count; i++)
                {
                    initialGuess[i] = guessValue;
                }
            }
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format("Calibration Starting..."));
            objective.StartOtherThreads();
            var solution = BfgsSolver.Solve(initialGuess, f, g);
            objective.Finished = true;
            Trace.WriteLine($"Value at extremum: {solution}");
            objective.PopulateVol(solution);
            objective.AverageAbsVol();

            #endregion

            #region Cascade

            if (useCascade)
            {
                Trace.WriteLine(String.Format("Applying Cascade Algorithm..."));
                var cascade = new CascadeAlgorithm(volatilities, timeGrid, swaptionWeights, targets, parameters.CascadeParam, factors);
                cascade.ApplyCascade();
            }

            #endregion

            #region Output

            output = objective.AverageAbsVol();
            return(objective.ReturnVol(solution));

            #endregion
        }