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Foreign Currency

OPTION SITUATIONS
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Spot Price = Spot Price > Spot Price <
Option Exercise Price Exercise Price Exercise Price
Call or Buy At the money In the money Out of the money
Put or Sell At the money Out of the money In the money

Spot Price is the market price


Exercise price or strike price refers to the option price
Accounting for Foreign Currency
Option Premiums

If at the inception of foreign currency option is

AT the money or OUT of the money

Entire premium is called the TIME VALUE.


Accounting for Foreign Currency
Option Premiums
If at the inception of foreign currency option is

In of the money

option holder will have a higher premium the


incremental amount equaling the difference between the
spot price and exercise price.
This incremental premium paid is called the INTRINSIC
VALUE.
How option are reported in the
Balance Sheet
Presentation of an Presentation of an
unexpired portion unexpired portion
contract in the contract in the
option holders option writers
Option is: balance sheet balance sheet
Out of the Asset (time value only) Liability
money
At the money Asset (time value only) Liability
In the money Asset (intrinsic + time Liability
value)
The option buyer will never suffer any loss (other than
the option premium paid) because the option buyer has
no obligation to exercise the option when it is out-of-the
money or at-the-money.

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