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Our quant experts have created an extensive library of learning materials so that you can take complete advantage of the capabilities within ORE. You will be taken through general information such as installation, Files Configuration, Trades & Analytics and Technical Finance.
In this video, we give an overview of what is Open-source Risk Engine (ORE): ... more
- How it was created (i.e. its history and original purpose)
- What it is now and who is currently using it- How it can be extended through already existing modules as part of ORE+
- How Acadia can help you expend it in many ways possible for your own purposes and needs through our expert services
- A high-level view on how to install and use it
How to install ORE?
In this video, we explain how to install and test Open source Risk Engine
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How to install and test Open source Risk Engine (ORE) in Visual Studio 2022 using the package manager vcpkg and CMake as a way to build the library.
We will provide you with step-by-step instructions on: ➭ 00:00 Introduction ➭ 02:11 Chapter 1 - How to download, install & configure vcpkg ➭ 05:10 Chapter 2 - How to download & build ORE with CMake in VS with the "Open/Folder" option ➭ 10:05 Chapter 3 - How to run one of ORE examples
In this video, we walk you through the ORE XML trade detail specification
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In the context of ORE, these XML capture the individual trade economics for any type of OTC derivatives instrument.In particular, we show a few examples of trades and their most common structure: - Interest Rate Swap - Equity Swap - Bond Total Return Swap (TRS) - Credit Default Swap (CDS) - FX Forward- Equity Forward - European Equity Option - Interest Rate European Swaption - Index CDS Option - Equity_Digitial Option - Equity OneTouch Option - Equity European Barrier Option - Cross Currency Swap Amortising
How to change the reporting currency?
In this video we explain how to change the reporting currency when pricing a trade
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To illustrate how this works, we use data from the video "TA001 - Equity Option with Implied Volatility Surface" which is in EUR, then we configure the inputs files and finally, we add the required market data for a USD collateralization. This involves adding the followings curves in curveconfig.xml and todaysmarket.xml and all the corresponding market data in the marketdata.txt file: - 1 EUR-USD Cross-Currency Curve - 1 USD Discounting Curve - 1 USD Projecting Curve - 2 new EUR Projecting Curves
General Configuration & Master File
In this video, we explain the general setup of ORE , how the master file contains all information regarding the other input files
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It is recommended to watch this video when starting to learn about ORE as it gives a good overview of all the files involved when performing any analysis, from simple NPV to more complex CVA (some additional files are needed in this situation though). There are 3 parts talked about for the master file: - Setup: This part contains general information about the date of the calculation, the location of the input/outputs files, the verbosity of the log file... - Markets: This part is useful when a specific market configuration needs to be created - Analysis: This part provides information about the type of analysis that needs to be performed
In this video, we explain how to setup ORE to price an interest rate swap.
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In particular, we describe the following inputs files: - Master (or ore.xml) - Todaysmarket - Curveconfig - PricingEngine - MarketData
Equity Option with Implied Volatility Surface
In this video, we explain how to setup ORE to price an equity option with implied volatility.
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How to set up ORE to calculate the NPV of an equity option with implied volatility surface. This is a good video to watch for beginners as it goes into a bit more detail regarding the connection between all input files than the pricing videos that will be produced next.
Watch this short video to learn more about the Open Source Risk Project. Roland Lichters, formerly Co-Founder of Quaternion and now Co-Head Quantitative Services at Acadia walks you through ORE's history, project and analytics scope and demonstrates how to get started quickly with ORE.
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