The file DB.USDEUR.dat is organized like this # col 1: year (YYYY) col 2: month (MM) col 2: date (DD) # col 4: spot (USD/EURO exchange rate; "how many USD to pay for 1 USD") # col's 5-10: fwd-ATM (Garman-Kohlhagen) imp. vol's # for expiries (1W,1M,3M, 6M,1Y,2Y) # col's 11-13: "delta 0.25" risk reversals for expiries (1M,3M,1Y), ie. # the imp. vol. of a "delta=0.25"-call - the imp. vol. # a "delta=0.25"-put # col's 14-16: "delta 0.25" strangle for expiries (1M,3M,1Y), ie. # imp. vol diff's of # 0.5*("delta=0.25" put + "delta=0.25" call) - fwd-ATM To calculate the exact strike levels to which these option prices correspond, domestic (US) and foreign (EURO) interest rates are needed in the Garman-Kohnhagen formula. For this we use the rates given in the Danske Bank data-file.