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How Do Forex Options Work?
For many the best approach to trading currencies is to use options. Why is this and how do Forex options work?
How Do Forex Options Work and Why Use Them?
When a currency pair is trading up and down in a very volatile manner it can be hard to know when to buy or sell. But, if you are sure that the pair will eventually break out in one direction or the other you can buy a put or call on the pair. Then you simply wait for the change to happen. A good part of this approach is that if you are wrong the most you will lose is the price of the options contract. Another good part is that you do not need to own either currency but rather can simply buy the options contract and then sell it again after it moves into positive territory. This is an example of leverage in Forex options trading.
International Business Transactions
A German company sells a product to a company in Japan. The contract is written and payment will be made in Euros upon delivery. However, the product is complicated and will take months or a year to manufacture and deliver. The Japanese company has the money to pay. But they do not want to pay before the product arrives and they are concerned that the value of the euro will go up versus the yen. If that happens they will need to pay more in yen. They could simply buy euros now and hold them until payment is due. But what then if the yen goes up versus the euro. In that case they will be paying more than they would have to. The answer is Forex options. How to Forex options work in this situation?
How Do Forex Options Work?
Calls in Forex
In the world of options, a trader buys a call contract on one currency using another. If the price of the currency desired goes up versus the base currency he will execute the contract and if it does not he lets the contract expire. This protects him against a possible rise in the desired currency and the insurance paid is the price of the options contract.