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BaroneAdesiWhaleyApproximationEngine Class Reference
Pricing engines » Vanilla option engines

Barone-Adesi and Whaley pricing engine for American options (1987) More...

`#include <ql/pricingengines/vanilla/baroneadesiwhaleyengine.hpp>`

Inherits engine.

## Public Member Functions
| BaroneAdesiWhaleyApproximationEngine (const boost::shared_ptr< GeneralizedBlackScholesProcess > &)
void | calculate () const

## Static Public Member Functions
static Real | criticalPrice (const boost::shared_ptr< StrikedTypePayoff > &payoff, DiscountFactor riskFreeDiscount, DiscountFactor dividendDiscount, Real variance, Real tolerance=1e-6)

## Detailed Description

Barone-Adesi and Whaley pricing engine for American options (1987)

Tests:
  the correctness of the returned value is tested by reproducing results available in literature.

Examples:
  EquityOption.cpp.