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Foreign Exchange Options
An International Guide to Currency Options, Trading and Practice
- 560 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Since the first edition of Foreign Exchange Options in 1993, trading in foreign exchange options has undergone rapid expansion and now accounts for a daily turnover of some $100 billion world-wide. This revised and expanded second edition takes into account recent changes in both market practice and regulatory requirements and contains many new explanatory diagrams and practical examples.As with the first edition, the emphasis is on practicality, taking the reader through the basics, clarifying jargon when and where appropriate. This book will be invaluable for accountants, auditors, experienced practitioners and those entering the world of currency options for the first time.
- The benefits of using options to hedge foreign exchange risk
- Detailed examination of both the OTC market and the main exchange listing
- Specific coverage of pricing, trading risk and market practice
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Foreign Exchange Options: An International Guide to Options Trading and Practice
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. The basics
- Chapter 2. The marketplace
- Chapter 3. Option characteristics
- Chapter 4. Put–Call parity
- Chapter 5. Option combinations
- Chapter 6. Option pricing
- Chapter 7. Option trading risks
- Chapter 8. Hedging and trading a portfolio of options
- Chapter 9. OTC market practice
- Chapter 10. Management control of active portfolio
- Chapter 11. Regulatory controls
- Chapter 12. Terms and conditions covering foreign exchange options
- Chapter 13. Counterparty credit risk
- Chapter 14. Exotic options and the future
- Glossary
- APPENDIX I: Exchange market specifications
- APPENDIX II: Bank of England guidelines
- APPENDIX III: Accounting practice
- APPENDIX IV: International OTC market terms and conditions
- Index