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itttimespec - Specify time structure using implied trinomial tree (ITT)

Syntax

TimeSpec = itttimespec(ValuationDate, Maturity, NumPeriods)

Arguments

ValuationDate

Scalar date marking the pricing date and first observation in the tree. Specify ValuationDate as a serial date number or date string.

Maturity

Scalar date marking the depth of the tree.

NumPeriods

Scalar that determines how many time steps are in the tree.

Description

TimeSpec = itttimespec(ValuationDate, Maturity, NumPeriods) creates the structure specifying the time layout for an ITT tree.

Examples

Specify a four-period tree with time steps of 1 year.

ValuationDate = '1-July-2006';
Maturity = '1-July-2010';
TimeSpec = itttimespec(ValuationDate, Maturity, 4);

See Also

itttree, stockspec

  


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