Sponsored Links

Featured Links

Other Topics
Sponsored Links





Quote of the Day

"You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by any of your impositions."

John Perry Barlow



Recommended Products



Click here for eBay Motors!


 






 
Featured Currency Trading Articles

Assessing the Opportunities Presented by the New Iraqi Currency
Could it be possible that you are staring right into the most spectacular financial opportunity of the century? Operation: Iraqi Freedom will undoubtedly be a war marked in history for loss and tragedy, American victory, and the rise of a nation with a ...

Dxinone E Currency Trading Review
If you are just starting to learn about this dxinone trading system, it's normal for someone who is just learning about it to be feeling confused about how the opportunity works. I personally recommend this sytem, and although it's an amazing investment ...

Internet Marketing VS Forex Currency Trading
Have you noticed that when someone's trying to sell you something - such as a system for making money - they always make it look far easier than it is? Let's look at two Internet businesses, almost as diametrically opposed as it's possible to be – ...




Currency Options
 
One of the ways to hedge a FOREX transaction is with what is called a currency option. A currency option gives the holder the right to buy or sell a specified currency during a specific time period, but the holder is not obligated to buy or sell.
Call options and Put options are the two types of currency options. With a call option the holder has the right to buy currency. A Put option gives the holder the right to sell.
The worth of a call or put option at time of expiration is equal to the value realized by the holder in exercising the option. If the holder gains nothing, the option is worthless. The intrinsic value of the option is the value when the option is bought or sold.
Strike priced is what drives the intrinsic value of an option. A call option has an intrinsic value if the current price is above the strike price while a put option has intrinsic value if the spot price is below the strike price.
The spot and time value are taken into account when figuring out an option price. Time value is measured using the expected market conditions and the difference in interest rate between the two currencies. The price charged for options must be kept low enough to attract buyers and high enough to attract writers.
FOREX markets use currency options to minimize risks against moves in the market. When you purchase an option any losses are limited to the cost of the option. There are many types of options available to be used as hedges. To ward against loss from fluctuations in foreign exchange markets some companies use these.
A Digital option pays at expiration of the option. Traders generally use this option after much consideration regarding market movement and payoff amount.
About the Author
This article courtesy of http://www.forex-shopper.com


Google


Currency Trading News


The Money Times

Feds arrest 2 Winnetka futures dealers on fraud charges
Chicago Tribune, United States - 16 hours ago
The government calls Martin a "de facto" official of the currency-trading concern, although he was prohibited from holding a position with the company. ...
Calif man arrested in alleged fraud scheme BusinessWeek
2 charged in alleged $15M fraud scheme United Press International
Suburban men arrested for business fraud Crain's Chicago Business
CBS2 Chicago - CBS 2
all 150 news articles

Javno.hr

Currencies Trading All Over the Map
Washington Post, United States - 14 hours ago
"Honestly, we just don't know how to analyze these currency markets properly right now," confessed David Bloom, head of currency markets for HSBC in London. ...
Yen Advances as Falling Stock Markets Increase Risk Aversion Bloomberg
Japanese yen shows mixed trading against majors RTT News
Dollar Ends '09 Win Streak Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg - Bloomberg
all 633 news articles

Best Syndication

Technical Analysis: Looking for Trends in Currency Trading
Forex Hound, NY - Jan 7, 2009
Currency trading is risky. Because of its volatility, it is important to remember that currency trading is very risky. Indeed, forex trading is considered ...
Forex Trading Strategies PWO
FOREX ADVANTAGES Examiner.com
Research and Markets: The FX Bootcamp Guide to Strategic and ... Business Wire (press release)
The Options Insider - Forex Factory
all 14 news articles

Henderson plans quantitative currency hedge fund
Reuters - 55 minutes ago
... overlay strategy -- effectively a currency hedge -- but does not yet have a fund specifically designed to generate alpha returns from currency trading. ...

Boston Globe

Alcoa Cost Cuts Weigh Futures
Wall Street Journal - Jan 7, 2009
In currency trading, the euro recovered some of Tuesday's losses, with the shared currency hovering around $1.36. Oil futures, meanwhile, cooled a bit after ...
DJ US Stocks Fall; ADP Report, Alcoa, Intel Weigh Onet.pl
US stock futures drop after Alcoa production cut MarketWatch
Stocks Expected to Open Flat Wall Street Journal
Onet.pl
all 1,098 news articles