public override void calculate()
        {
            AmericanExercise ex = arguments_.exercise as AmericanExercise;

            Utils.QL_REQUIRE(ex != null, () => "non-American exercise given");
            Utils.QL_REQUIRE(ex.payoffAtExpiry(), () => "payoff must be at expiry");
            Utils.QL_REQUIRE(ex.dates()[0] <= process_.blackVolatility().link.referenceDate(), () =>
                             "American option with window exercise not handled yet");

            StrikedTypePayoff payoff = arguments_.payoff as StrikedTypePayoff;

            Utils.QL_REQUIRE(payoff != null, () => "non-striked payoff given");

            double spot = process_.stateVariable().link.value();

            Utils.QL_REQUIRE(spot > 0.0, () => "negative or null underlying given");

            double variance = process_.blackVolatility().link.blackVariance(ex.lastDate(), payoff.strike());
            double?barrier  = arguments_.barrier;

            Utils.QL_REQUIRE(barrier > 0.0, () => "positive barrier value required");
            Barrier.Type barrierType = arguments_.barrierType;

            // KO degenerate cases
            if ((barrierType == Barrier.Type.DownOut && spot <= barrier) ||
                (barrierType == Barrier.Type.UpOut && spot >= barrier))
            {
                // knocked out, no value
                results_.value       = 0;
                results_.delta       = 0;
                results_.gamma       = 0;
                results_.vega        = 0;
                results_.theta       = 0;
                results_.rho         = 0;
                results_.dividendRho = 0;
                return;
            }

            // KI degenerate cases
            if ((barrierType == Barrier.Type.DownIn && spot <= barrier) ||
                (barrierType == Barrier.Type.UpIn && spot >= barrier))
            {
                // knocked in - is a digital european
                Exercise exercise = new EuropeanExercise(arguments_.exercise.lastDate());

                IPricingEngine engine = new AnalyticEuropeanEngine(process_);

                VanillaOption opt = new VanillaOption(payoff, exercise);
                opt.setPricingEngine(engine);
                results_.value       = opt.NPV();
                results_.delta       = opt.delta();
                results_.gamma       = opt.gamma();
                results_.vega        = opt.vega();
                results_.theta       = opt.theta();
                results_.rho         = opt.rho();
                results_.dividendRho = opt.dividendRho();
                return;
            }

            double riskFreeDiscount = process_.riskFreeRate().link.discount(ex.lastDate());

            AnalyticBinaryBarrierEngine_helper helper = new AnalyticBinaryBarrierEngine_helper(
                process_, payoff, ex, arguments_);

            results_.value = helper.payoffAtExpiry(spot, variance, riskFreeDiscount);
        }