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/*! \file maxbasketpathpricer.hpp
    \brief multipath pricer for max basket option

    \fullpath
    ql/MonteCarlo/%maxbasketpathpricer.hpp

*/

// $Id$

#ifndef quantlib_max_basket_path_pricer_h
#define quantlib_max_basket_path_pricer_h

#include <ql/MonteCarlo/pathpricer.hpp>
#include <ql/MonteCarlo/multipath.hpp>

namespace QuantLib {

    namespace MonteCarlo {

        //! multipath pricer for European-type basket option
        /*! The value of the option at expiration is given by the value
            of the underlying which has best performed.
        */
        class MaxBasketPathPricer : public PathPricer<MultiPath> {
          public:
            MaxBasketPathPricer(const Array& underlying,
                                DiscountFactor discount,
                                bool useAntitheticVariance);
            double operator()(const MultiPath& multiPath) const;
          private:
            Array underlying_;
        };

    }

}


#endif
