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by dkkchan
March 24th, 2005, 5:05 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: bloomberg =blph that returns a matrix without Ctrl+shift+Enter
Replies: 2
Views: 156212

bloomberg =blph that returns a matrix without Ctrl+shift+Enter

<t>Thx for the idea.Let me talk about it more. Actually, I need a function that will expand a return matrix/array automatically without preselecting cells beforehand. I can write functions but if the function returns a matrix/array of values, I may have to preselect cells in the spreadsheet to show ...
by dkkchan
March 22nd, 2005, 3:25 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: bloomberg =blph that returns a matrix without Ctrl+shift+Enter
Replies: 2
Views: 156212

bloomberg =blph that returns a matrix without Ctrl+shift+Enter

<t> I was having a hard time to get rid of the necessity of pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter after entering a function that return a matrix/array. My customised function will return x rows and y columns. Everytime is different. Since x and y are unknow to me when that time I initialise the function, I have...
by dkkchan
March 22nd, 2005, 3:20 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: worksheet function help
Replies: 1
Views: 155421

worksheet function help

<t>I was having a hard time to get rid of the necessity of pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter after entering a function that return a matrix/array. My customised function will return x rows and y columns. Everytime is different. Since x and y are unknow to me when that time I initialise the function, I have ...
by dkkchan
October 26th, 2004, 11:54 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: pricing ITM options without ITM volatilities
Replies: 3
Views: 172025

pricing ITM options without ITM volatilities

Thanks for your inspiration, can you highlight some of the details or refer me to some references ... thxthxdan
by dkkchan
October 26th, 2004, 2:47 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: pricing ITM options without ITM volatilities
Replies: 3
Views: 172025

pricing ITM options without ITM volatilities

<t>It is commonly known that the FX option mkt trades 25D/10D Risk Reversals and 25D/10D Butterflies, hence able to build volatility surface to price other any vanilla type of options. Problem with this is only OTM (eg. 10delta/25delta) instruments are avaliable from the market. Well, evaluating ITM...
by dkkchan
December 11th, 2003, 10:29 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Black-Schole73 or Black76 for bond
Replies: 2
Views: 189779

Black-Schole73 or Black76 for bond

<t>In Bond WorldQuesiton is : Can I use Black-Schole 73 for equity to price a bond instead of using the formal Black76 to price a bond forward maturing the same time as the option?Can I treat bond price as if following geometric brownian motion and input the bond price and dividend/coupon yield to m...
by dkkchan
December 2nd, 2003, 7:05 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: dirty price vol and clean price vol
Replies: 6
Views: 190160

dirty price vol and clean price vol

Is anyone telling me that the conversion method for dirty price vol and clean price volatility?Regards
by dkkchan
November 28th, 2003, 6:24 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: constructing what tree?
Replies: 1
Views: 189705

constructing what tree?

<t>After I got the probabilies and interest short rate tree fitting the yield curve, how do I construct a clean price tree and dirty price tree for a coupon bond option? I got messed up with the concepts. Should the dirty price tree build in the following ways: 1) regards every coupon and principal ...
by dkkchan
November 27th, 2003, 2:33 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: clean price or dirty price for interest rate models?
Replies: 3
Views: 189547

clean price or dirty price for interest rate models?

<t>HiIs someone has any experience on modelling interest rate? I am just wondering how one should model coupon bearing bonds. I have no problem understanding the coupons can be regards as series of zero coupons bonds. But, pricing such a way would give clean or dirty price, if so , how would a dirty...
by dkkchan
November 10th, 2003, 2:04 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: which curve should I use
Replies: 7
Views: 190433

which curve should I use

<t>Dear AllI am just wondering if you can help me on this one. I am trying to build a zero coupon yield curve for EQ and FX option pricing, say for the US. Conventionally, it is ok to use cash rate, interest rate futures (Euro$ 3m) and swap rate to obtain the corresponding zero-coupon discount facts...