Recent Posts Tagged With 'markets'

• Currency Options

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 19:53 in markets

  A currency option is a contract between a buyer and a seller that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to trade a specific amount of currency at a predetermined price and within a predetermined period of time, regardless of the market p...

• Futures Market

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 19:49 in markets

  Currency futures are specific types of forward outright deals which occupy in general a small part of the Forex market. Because they are derived from the spot price, they are derivative instruments. They are specific with regard to the expiration da...

• Forward Market

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 19:30 in markets

  The forward currency market consists of two instruments: forward outright deals and swaps. A swap deal is unusual among the rest of the foreign exchange instruments in the fact that it consists of two deals, or legs. All the other transactions consis...

• Spot Market

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 19:05 in markets

  Currency spot trading is the most popular foreign currency instrument around the world, making up 37 percent of the total activity. The fast-paced spot market is not for the fainthearted, as it features high volatility and quick profits (and losses)....