A Forex Option is a contract entered into by two parties namely the buyer or holder and the seller or writer. The buyer or holder will pay the seller or writer an agreed sum of money called the "premium". The seller or writer will surrender to the buyer or holder all the rights pertaining to the options subject of the agreement indicated in their contract. The buyer will have the right to buy additional options or to sell the options on or before the deadline indicated in the contract. Once the contract expires, the options become of no value and because of this most buyers or holders exercise their right on or before the expiry date.
Today, different classification terminologies are used in Forex Option trading. These terminologies are used to describe the options or currencies to be bought or sold vis-à-vis the strike price and the price of the underlying market rate at a given span of time. First is the "in-the-money" where the spot rate is greater than the spot price pertaining to call options and the market price is greater than the strike price when pertaining to put options.
Second is the "out-of-the-money" where the spot rate is lesser that the spot price with regard to call options and the market price is lesser than the strike price when relating to put options. Third is the "at-the-money" where the call and put option's market price and spot rate is equal to the strike price and spot price.
If the difference between the spot price and spot rate and the market price and strike price is enough to cover the premium paid by the buyer or holder, then there will be profit on the part of the buyer and loss on the part of the seller. If the premium is not covered, then necessarily there will be loss on the part of the buyer and gain on the part of the seller.
Today, different classification terminologies are used in Forex Option trading. These terminologies are used to describe the options or currencies to be bought or sold vis-à-vis the strike price and the price of the underlying market rate at a given span of time. First is the "in-the-money" where the spot rate is greater than the spot price pertaining to call options and the market price is greater than the strike price when pertaining to put options.
Second is the "out-of-the-money" where the spot rate is lesser that the spot price with regard to call options and the market price is lesser than the strike price when relating to put options. Third is the "at-the-money" where the call and put option's market price and spot rate is equal to the strike price and spot price.
If the difference between the spot price and spot rate and the market price and strike price is enough to cover the premium paid by the buyer or holder, then there will be profit on the part of the buyer and loss on the part of the seller. If the premium is not covered, then necessarily there will be loss on the part of the buyer and gain on the part of the seller.
