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Currency options are contracts granting the buyer of the contract the right, but not the obligation, to exchange a fixed amount of one currency for another at a fixed exchange rate at or within a specified future date. In return for receiving the right, the buyer will pay an option premium to seller. See below “How are Currency Options priced?”.
Depending on the hedging strategy adopted by you, you can be either the buyer or the seller of options.
There are two kinds of Currency Options:
Currency Option pricing is dependent on the following factors:
The price or fee in which the buyer pays the writer of the option is the premium of the option. The decision to exercise the option is dependent on the strike price versus the spot price.
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