fpml:CommodityWeatherOption.model
Described Weather Index Option component. Weather Index Option transactions are OTC derivative transactions which settle financially based on an index calculated from observations of temperature and precipitation at weather stations throughout the world. Sub-Annex C of the 2005 ISDA Commodity Definitions provides definitions and terms for a number of types of weather indices. These indices include: HDD (heating degree days), CDD (cooling degree days), CPD (critical precipitation days). Weather Index Option Transactions results in a cash flow to the buyer depending on the relationship between the Settlement Level to the Weather Index Strike Level.
Group information
Namespace: http://www.fpml.org/FpML-5/confirmation
Schema document: fpml-com-5-5.xsd
Content
- Sequence [1..1]
- fpml:effectiveDate [1..1] Effective date of an option.
- fpml:weatherNotionalAmount [1..1]
- fpml:exercise [1..1]
- fpml:weatherIndexStrikeLevel [1..1] Weather Index strike price level is specified in terms of weather index units (e.g. 1 Days, 3 Inches, etc.)
- fpml:calculation [1..1] Contains parameters which figure in the calculation of payments on a Weather Index Option.
- fpml:weatherIndexData [1..1] Specifies where the data (e.g. CPD) have been collected, an actual physical reference point (weather station) and various fall back arrangements.
from group fpml:WeatherCalculationPeriod.model
Used in
- Type fpml:CommodityOption (Element fpml:commodityOption)