subject: Options Trading Strategies in the Forex Market [print this page] Options Trading Strategies in the Forex Market
If you want to limit risk and hedge your investments in the foreign currency market, Forex options trading is one of the best ways to do so. Many traders try to steer clear of options trading because they perceived them to be too complicated or exotic . I Hopfully by the end of this article you will have a better understanding of Forex options trading and the added ablility to leverage the market for better returns and less risk.
Let us first define what a Forex option is . A Forex option is essentially a contract between a buyer (trader or corporation) and seller (bank or broker) that grants the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell (or buy) at a predetermined price and on or before at certain date. The buyer will pay a premium to secure this option.
At any time before the expiry the trader or the "holder" may exercise his option to sell or just let the option expire worthless. If the holder sells and the market has moved in his favor, he will enjoy the profits of anything above his option price, if the market has moved below the option price the holder can either sell he's option and lose his premium or just let it expire, at which time he will still only lose his option premium.
As you may well have determined , the only risk in Forex option trading is the price of the option . This advantage is what makes trading option so attractive. . Where many traders go wrong is purchasing an option too far out of the money or not long enough. If you are reading between the lines here then you can see that if most traders buy out of the money and too short, then it would make for a profitable strategy to buy in or at the money options with the correct amount of time. You are now in position to sell short options to all the rest of the traders whom get it wrong.
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