simplemc4.cpp

C++ design pattern in finance. Must know for QF engineers

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#include <SimpleMC4.h>
#include <Random1.h>
#include <cmath>

// the basic math functions should be in namespace std but aren't in VCPP6
#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
using namespace std;
#endif
double SimpleMonteCarlo3(const VanillaOption& TheOption, 
						 double Spot, 
						 double Vol, 
						 double r, 
						 unsigned long NumberOfPaths)
{

    double Expiry = TheOption.GetExpiry();

	double variance = Vol*Vol*Expiry;
	double rootVariance = sqrt(variance);
	double itoCorrection = -0.5*variance;

	double movedSpot = Spot*exp(r*Expiry +itoCorrection);
	double thisSpot;
	double runningSum=0;

	for (unsigned long i=0; i < NumberOfPaths; i++)
	{
		double thisGaussian = GetOneGaussianByBoxMuller();
		thisSpot = movedSpot*exp( rootVariance*thisGaussian);
		double thisPayOff = TheOption.OptionPayOff(thisSpot);
		runningSum += thisPayOff;
	}

	double mean = runningSum / NumberOfPaths;
	mean *= exp(-r*Expiry);
	return mean;
}
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 * Copyright (c) 2002
 * Mark Joshi
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