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CURRENCY OPTIONS,Corporates, Treasury and Risk Management units may consider
following points before trading in carency options:
Celeution of Foreign exchange excorue value and period forwhich
‘option: cover to Bek,
WMessureren: of Hedge rio one degree of tk acceptable to
valuation and cost aeneft analysis of currency option quotes with
spot rate and tures rate
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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‘Whe should trade in Options?
Investors belonging to the following categories, depending on thei
financial goals and investment objectives may conser trading hy
options
Investors who wan: to pascpate in he forex market without trading
crholdng any curency
Speculator who nave sting views on the cutrancy market and te
Hedgers wine want to protect the value oftheir emitance.
currency Option Hedging Strategiex
‘Currency option strategy for import transactions
Purchased Cal option: On 1st August 2010, XY? buys 2 USD clloption
or covering fs import ransactions, at 2 stke rate of #550, The exary
date le 3 months ve 31% October 2010 The premium ls 40 pas onthe
fall Gain of bss on expry at various levels of exchange ‘ate i
damonstates below vise poy off able ane graph
When spot exchange rate res above she str ke price there are guns
tothe extent of premism paid . .
8B) Currency option strategy fr Export transactions
Purchased Put option: On Ist August 2010 XYZ buys a USD Put option
for covering its exper ansactions, af 2 sire rate of 4550, The exaiy
dote ig months ie 21st October 2010 The premium ie 30 pas onthe
Put. Gain or les on expiry at varous levels of exchange rate i=
emonstates below vise payoff sable ane graph
When spor exchange rate fll Below the she price, there are gens,
shen frses above the sre pice there ate lsses, wich ae maximum
tothe extent of premium paid(ther diferent strategies using Options
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Prone wnen: ores!Some basic terminology
Cptions- ve tne ayer ne ign bro: the vblgation ether e buy sella
spec fee avant of he undeving ata feed exerese pice on of Beer the
{al eptons -2he righ to buy 2 secies auartty ofthe enceying a 2 fed
freee price on or before the expration ete
Put eptions the ight to sella speed quany of the underbying at fied
‘Option holder he person who Suys ne right conveyed by the option
Option writer ~i obligates if ane when aniigned an exercise to peor aor
Ings the ems ofthe option ak eerste option cle,
Assigned writer = option witer ne has been asgned an eerie ekroin 36
anasignes writer
Ske pice /Execse pce ~ ith pice 3: which the convact ssl ts
tne bae fr determination of he amount of csh, ary thatthe option Holder
Premium -Ihe price thatthe hake ofan option pays andthe writer of an
onton receives forthe rights conveyed By the option
(Opening Transaction: A purchase or 2 sale tanaction by which » pero
ferableher or nereses 3 portion ether ashe hose or ne'er ofan option,
Closing Transaction: A transaction by Which a petson reduces or cancels out
previous posters ether as the hole’ the wie of ha calor Po example
Sninvesar atthe same aot pr 1 exoiton may make an ofbeting alec!
Sh entcal option he san opionMoldet of mate an eieing purchase of
ong and short = cong refers 199 poslion asthe holder of an option Shor
Expiration date - the date on which the option expres Han option nas not
been exer tas exp ation cere to eat ser me exaraton Sate ve
sve open hole hallo longer have any ight ang the option, no value
European syle- cations neh may be exercises nly onthe exaaron cate
[Ate money (TM = means that he curent maret value of the undering is
rhe same asthe exereve pie ol he pan
Inthe money (TM) =f call pion is ao bein the money ifthe caren’
ratte vale of ne uncaring above he eerie price of the option A put
pion i et bein tne money fe current market vloe ofthe ndeng
Ieelow the exereue price oe option,
came: fhe cent USDINR #500, vSDINR 44.0 al re pice 8.00),
{CUSDINR 48.00 put Gare rice 4500), ar In the money.
‘Out ofthe money (OTM) - call opon i sae 10 be out of the money he
Cunent mart vale ofthe unaeing belo he exercise pice ofthe ation
Dy pur options sid 193 out ote money he cre mare value of tne
Crerbing above ecutive pece afte option
fxample: he curent USDINR i 4509, USDINRA6 0 cal ike pie i 600),
{LUSDINR #400 put Gre prices 4400, urare out ofthe money
Insist value refects the amount ayy hi an ation in the mane
For call optons chs she eference between the undying Stes pce and
the strike rice For put options isthe ciference between the she price and
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