[Quantlib-dev] Volatility curves... Oh my, there are so many...

[Toyin A. <toy...@ho...>]

Hi all,
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Over the last year the number of volatility cuves have certainly increased.
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I'm taking a look now in order to construct curves to represent...=20
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cap/floor volatilities
swaption volatilities
fx volatilities and
equity volatilities
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Can somebody give a quick "idiots guide" to the concrete volatility classes=
 and if there are multiple classes for a particular asset class (ie - swapt=
ion) what are the pros/cons?
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Finally, smilesection is seen heavily in the code, what is this?
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Thanks in advance,
Toy out...
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