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Re: Can I price a convertible bond using QuantLib?

Posted by Luigi Ballabio on Aug 13, 2013; 8:35am
URL: http://quantlib.414.s1.nabble.com/Can-I-price-a-convertible-bond-using-QuantLib-tp14452p14491.html

Hi Pavan,
    I'm afraid that's what we have until someone contributes a revised pricer.
What features are you missing?

Luigi

On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Pavan Shah <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Luigi,
>
> I looked through the folder.  There doesn't seem to be much there in terms
> of a complete convert pricer.
> Should we expect a refined/revised convert pricer in QuantLib in the future?
>
> Alternatively, do you know any other tools/packages out there that can
> accommodate some of the common features when pricing a convert?
> I have looked at Matlab.  I might have to go that route.
>
> thanks
> Pavan
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Pavan Shah <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> thanks Luigi
>>
>> Pavan
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Luigi Ballabio <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Pavan,
>>>     you can have a look inside the ql/experimental/convertiblebonds
>>> folder.  It might not use the model you're looking for, though (it
>>> uses a binomial tree for the equity process, but doesn't model the
>>> dynamics of the rates) so check it first.
>>> Otherwise, you can go the other route and look at the classes in the
>>> ql/experimental/callable folder.  They implement callable bonds with a
>>> trinomial tree for the short-rate dynamics, but you'll have to add the
>>> convertibility in some way.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>>     Luigi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Pavan Shah <[hidden email]>
>>> wrote:
>>> > I am looking for a Convert pricer that accomodates call provisions.
>>> > I could write code for a Crank Nicholson scheme or a trinomial tree but
>>> > I am
>>> > hoping quantlib has something already.
>>> >
>>> > can someone point me in the right direction (functions, classes in
>>> > QuantLib)?
>>> >
>>> > thanks
>>> > Pavan
>>> >
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