A matlab function is not running. Can someone help me?

Hello evreone, I am trying to run this code, but I get this error:' Invalid expression. Check for missing or extra characters.'

The error isn't the code but the funcion " mertonmodel" because I can't even run the code showed into the documentation (https://it.mathworks.com/help/risk/mertonbytimeseries.html)

I tried to reinstall the matlab license and I have already checked the the tools.

What's strange for me is the fact that the function "mertonByTimeSeries " that is from the same ToolBox is working.

Can someone explain me how to proceed? Or maybe you can see if with my code is working with your matlab and show me the plot: plot(Equity, PD).

Thankyou in advance.

EquityVol2 = 0.198;
Liability2 = 66.547;
Rate2 = 0.009;
Maturity2 = 5;
Equity2=7000/10000;



EquityVol = zeros(1,10000);
Liability = zeros(1,10000);
Rate = zeros(1,10000);
Maturity = zeros(1,10000);
Equity=zeros(1,10000);

EquityVol(:) = EquityVol2;
Liability(:) = Liability2;
Rate(:) = Rate2;
Maturity(:) = Maturity2;

Equity(1)=Equity2;
for i=2:size(Equity,2)
Equity(i)=Equity(i-1)+Equity2;
end

[PD,DD,A,Sa] = mertonmodel(Equity,EquityVol,Liability,Rate,'Maturity',Maturity);

plot(Equity, PD)

Answer 1

[John D'Errico]

No problem. It runs fine, using EXACTLY the code you posted.

I will point out that when you report an error, please report the ENTIRE error message, not just what you think is important about that message. So show EVERYTHING in red.

Anyway, I pasted in the code you show, and I get this:

EquityVol2 = 0.198;
Liability2 = 66.547;
Rate2 = 0.009;
Maturity2 = 5;
Equity2=7000/10000;
EquityVol = zeros(1,10000);
Liability = zeros(1,10000);
Rate = zeros(1,10000);
Maturity = zeros(1,10000);
Equity=zeros(1,10000);
EquityVol(:) = EquityVol2;
Liability(:) = Liability2;
Rate(:) = Rate2;
Maturity(:) = Maturity2;
Equity(1)=Equity2;
for i=2:size(Equity,2)
    Equity(i)=Equity(i-1)+Equity2;
end
[PD,DD,A,Sa] = mertonmodel(Equity,EquityVol,Liability,Rate,'Maturity',Maturity);
plot(Equity, PD)

Kind of a boring plot, IMHO, but that is not relevant. :) This was run in R2021b, since it ran using the online version. (I don't have the necessary toolbox myself, but Answers does.)

You will need to be careful that you did not edit code from that toolbox.

You will need to be sure you did not save a file with the same name as a function from that toolbox.

[Andrea Miceli]

"You will need to be sure you did not save a file with the same name as a function from that toolbox." this was the problem thank you

[John D'Errico]

Ah. That seems to be a common mistake made by users. That gets MATLAB terribly confused. And we really don't want confused computers running around these days. They might decide to take over the world. :)