FX Options: An Intuitive Approach
FX Options: An Intuitive Approach
Foreword
Introduction
A Brief History of the FX Market’s Evolution
Foreign Exchange Markets
Predicting FX Movement
Basic FX Instruments
Trading Floor Dynamics
FX Options: An Intuitive Approach
Famous Formulas, Fame and Fortune
Getting to the Formula and the Correct Probability Distribution
The Greeks – A Practical Approach
Portfolio Management and Second-order Greeks
FX Options Trading Book & Risk Measurement
Hedging FX Risk at Corporations
You Have Options
Situations Gone Mad, From the Most Complex to the Simplest
Speculators and Hedge Funds: How Do Portfolio Managers Make Money?
Speculating and Hedging: The Fundamental Differences
Epilogue
In Chapters 4 and 5, we explored the theory and mathematics behind the most basic FX instruments, the environment and dynamics that drive the people involved in FX trading. We hopefully provided a sense of how all this is changing. For the next four chapters, we will go to the heart of the book, and look at FX options. By definition, this involves understanding the behaviour of instruments that are mathematically derived from spot. Therefore, we will need to use more mathematics and you will see why it was important to understand the FX spot and forward market beforehand.
In this chapter, we present the practical reasons why options are an awesome hedging and investment alternative, and then go through some basic rules and market practices. As we have seen, there are some very smart people in these markets and that the devil is in the details. The rules and how they are derived and applied often make the difference between profit and loss, a successful hedge or looking for a new job.
THE HEDGER’S PARADOX
Suppose that the treasurer of a corporation is dollar-functional11 Functional currency refers to the main currency used by a business. It is the monetary unit of account
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