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Fixed End-Date European Swaptions (HW-Tree)

HWTree_EuroReceiverFixMat(argument list…)

HWTree_EuroPayerFixMat(argument list…)

These functions return the value per $1 notional (e.g. 0.03 means 3% of notional) of European Put (Payer) and Call (Receiver) swaptions, using the Hull-White trinomial tree model, where the underlying swaps have fixed start and end dates. The functions use the following arguments:

Argument Description Restrictions
Valuation_Date valuation date (e.g. today) valid Excel date number
Swaption_Mat_Date the exercise date for the option >= Valuation_Date
Notice_Days minimum notice, in days, required to exercise swaption >= 0
Strike_Rate strike rate for the swaption in decimal form (e.g. six percent entered as 0.06) > 0
Swap_Start_Date beginning of underlying swap valid Excel date number
TIM length of underlying swap, in months > 0
Fixed_freq number of fixed-side payments per annum 1, 2, 4, or 12
Yr_Basis year basis used in determining payments 360 or 365
Hols array of holiday dates valid Excel date numbers
strictly ascending order
DateConv business date convention 0 = no adjustment
1 = Following business day
2 = Modified following
3 = Previous
Tree_Steps number of steps in trinomial tree > 0, typically 25 to 50
Short_Rate_Vol annual standard deviation of the short rate of interest, in decimal form > 0
Rev_Rate mean reversion rate of the short rate of interest, in decimal form >= 0
Zero_Dates array of zero coupon curve dates strictly ascending order
The first date of this array must be Valuation_Date
Zero_Rates array of continuously compounded riskless rates in decimal form (e.g. six percent entered as 0.06) corresponding to Zero_Dates > 0
OAS parallel shift of the zero curve in decimal form
Bucket_Start beginning of bucket for zero curve shifts set to 0 if curve shift is not desired
Bucket_End end of bucket for zero curve shift >= Bucket_Start
Bucket_Shift parallel shift of the zero curve between Bucket_Start and Bucket_End in decimal form set to 0 if curve shock is not desired


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