QuantLib - Re: termstructure daycounter and put/call parity

Re: termstructure daycounter and put/call parity

Posted by Ferdinando M. Ametrano-3 on
URL: http://quantlib.414.s1.nabble.com/termstructure-daycounter-and-put-call-parity-tp4936p4938.html

Hi Roland

the bug it's been fixed on the CVS trunk. Please let me know if you still have problem

ciao -- Nando

On 7/18/06, Roland Lichters <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hello all,

the QuantLib test-suite (capfloor.cpp) checks that the put/call parity (capNPV - floorNPV = swapNPV) holds. It seems to me that this test is passed successfully only as long as one chooses  term structure daycount Actual360(), see function setup() in capfloor.cpp.

After setting this to e.g. ActualActual(ActualActual::ISDA) and keeping anything else unchanged, the test suite fails with the following messages ..

Running 236 test cases...
capfloor.cpp(283): fatal error in "CapFloorTest::testParity": put/call parity violated:
    length:      1 years
    volatility: 1.000000 %
    strike:      3.000000 %
    cap v alue:   2.01507
    floor value: 0
    swap value: 1.94683

.. because the cap price is overstated.

I assume that the term structure daycounter should not have this effect on pricing results. Shouldn't it be arbitrary?

Would you please have a quick look and correct me if I am wrong.

I noticed this while building a small caplet volatility bootstrap tool that I'd like to contribute (eventually) if there is any interest.

Many thanks for your efforts,

Roland

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