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using QuantConnect.Data;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Securities.Option
{
///
/// Class implements default underlying constant volatility estimator (.), that projects the underlying own volatility
/// model into corresponding option pricing model.
///
public class ConstantQLUnderlyingVolatilityEstimator : IQLUnderlyingVolatilityEstimator
{
///
/// Indicates whether volatility model has been warmed ot not
///
public bool IsReady { get; private set; }
///
/// Returns current estimate of the underlying volatility
///
/// 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)
{
var option = security as Option;
if (option != null &&
option.Underlying != null &&
option.Underlying.VolatilityModel != null &&
option.Underlying.VolatilityModel.Volatility > 0m)
{
IsReady = true;
return (double)option.Underlying.VolatilityModel.Volatility;
}
return 0.0;
}
}
}