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using QuantConnect.Data;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Securities.Option
{
///
/// Class implements default flat dividend yield curve estimator, implementing .
///
public class ConstantQLDividendYieldEstimator : IQLDividendYieldEstimator
{
private readonly double _dividendYield;
///
/// Constructor initializes class with constant dividend yield.
///
///
public ConstantQLDividendYieldEstimator(double dividendYield = 0.00)
{
_dividendYield = dividendYield;
}
///
/// Returns current flat estimate of the dividend yield
///
/// The option security object
/// The current data slice. This can be used to access other information
/// available to the algorithm
/// The option contract to evaluate
/// The estimate
public double Estimate(Security security, Slice slice, OptionContract contract)
{
return _dividendYield;
}
}
}