Re: Bond Rate Helper

Posted by Luigi Ballabio on Jun 22, 2005; 8:56am
URL: http://quantlib.414.s1.nabble.com/Bond-Rate-Helper-tp10830p10831.html

On 06/21/2005 07:22:38 PM, Chuck Hinman wrote:
> How does one use QuantLib to value a bond portfolio? I am trying to
> use the FloatingRateBond class but I don't understand what
> YieldTermStructure to give it. I had thought to use
> PieceWiseFlatForward but I don't see a bond rate helper to construct  
> a fixed rate bond instruments. What do other people use to construct
> their bond price curves? Or must I write a bond rate helper class?

A bond rate helper would be the way to go. You can look at  
SwapRateHelper to see how it can be implemented.

Later,
        Luigi

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