FX Strategy Simulation - Option Contracts FX Strategy Simulation - Option Contracts: To illustrate the concept of option contracts, this FX strategy simulation uses the Foreign Exchange Derivative Speculator to model the economic and accounting aspects of a put and a call option. These examples demonstrate the economics and accounting of option contracts, and show how variables such as the option strike rate and implied volatility impact the premium or cost of the option at inception. Additionally, the asymmetrical payoff profile of an option is highlighted using the economic chart, and the accounting is clarified using journal entries and t-accounts. From a cash flow perspective, emphasis is placed on the fact that options can finish "in the money" where a cash payment is received at maturity, or "out of the money" with a zero fair value where no further payment is required to settle the contract. Overall, the three key distinguishing characteristics of vanilla option contracts, compared to forwards and option combinations, are (1) that a premium is paid upfront, (2) there is an asymmetrical payoff profile relative to the spot foreign exchange rate, and (3) there is no obligation to make a payment at maturity. For additional information and examples, explore our on-demand self-study CPE course titled FX Spot & Derivatives. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training March 31, 2020By FX Initiative Examples, FX Derivative Speculator accounting, call, contract, CPE, currency, derivative, economics, education, example, finance, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedging, inthemoney, learning, loss, management, option, outofthemoney, premium, pricing, put, rate, risk, simulation, strategy, strike, training, treasury, vanilla, volatility 0 0 Comment
White Label Web Applications FX Initiative's white label web applications are designed to help treasury professionals and FX sales teams with a wide variety of foreign exchange (FX) risk management challenges and opportunities. Whether you are creating a FX risk policy or analyzing economic and accounting scenarios, our risk models and strategy simulations share best practices in easily understandable formats. Examples include: FX Risk Policy FX Terms Glossary ISO Currency Codes Foreign Subsidiaries FX Revenues FX Expenses FX Receivables FX Payables FX Spot Transactions FX Forward Contracts FX Option Contracts FX Zero Cost Collars Our white label web applications are branded with the client's logo and embedded as an iframe into the client's website. An iframe is one of the most convenient HTML structures, and is an embedded window on the client’s web page that shows content hosted on FX Initiative’s servers. In 4 simple steps, our solutions can be deployed on the client's website quickly and easily with minimal technology resources. Learn More January 28, 2020By FX Initiative Examples, General, Partnerships accounting, best, calulators, corporate, CPE, economics, examples, exchange, expense, finance, foreign, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, learning, management, models, option, payable, practices, receivable, revenue, risk, software, tools, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
An Overview of FX Options (Video) An Overview of FX Options (Video): Explore the value drivers of foreign exchange (FX) put and call options, and recognize the payoff profile of option contracts. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives course as part of Learning Objective #2. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training August 13, 2019By FX Initiative FX Spot & Derivatives accounting, american, call, corporate, CPE, currency, derivative, education, european, example, finance, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, intrinsic, learning, loss, managment, option, payoff, profile, put, risk, strike, time, trading, training, treasury, value 0 0 Comment
Features of FX Forward Contracts (Video) Features of FX Forward Contracts (Video): Find out the distinctive features of foreign exchange (FX) forward contracts and discover how they can be used to hedge FX risk. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives course as part of Learning Objective #1. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training June 25, 2019By FX Initiative FX Spot & Derivatives, General, Webinar accounting, collar, contract, corporation, CPE, currency, demonstration, derviatives, discount, earnings, education, EPS, example, expense, expiry, finance, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, interest, international, learning, long, loss, management, maturity, option, payable, premium, pricing, rates, receivable, revenue, risk, short, simulation, time, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Tracking FX Transaction Types (Video) Tracking FX Transaction Types (Video): Explore the 4 kinds of FX transactions using Apple as an example. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Exposures course as part of Learning Objective #1. To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com. Start FX Training May 21, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Exposures, General Apple, CPE, currency, debt, derivative, education, equity, example, expense, forex, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, iPhone, learning, loss, management, option, payable, receivable, revenue, risk, sales, traning, transactions 0 0 Comment
Practice Pricing FX Derivatives Would you like to practice pricing FX derivatives? The FX Derivative Speculator is a risk modeling tool you can use to compare and contrast pricing variables and payoff profiles of FX derivatives to analyze the economic impact on cash flows and the financial reporting implications under virtually any FX rate scenario. This customizable and interactive web application quickly and easily demonstrates how higher and lower interest rates determine the forward rate, how the upfront premium of an option is priced and accounted for, and how a zero cost collar blends characteristics of forwards and options. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF March 19, 2019By FX Initiative FX Derivative Speculator, FX Spot & Derivatives, General BestPractices, Collar, CPE, Currency, Derivative, Discount, Duration, Education, Expiry, Forex, Forward, FXCPE, FXInitiative, Hedge, Interest, Learning, Management, Maturity, Option, Payoff, Points, Premium, Price, Profile, Rate, Risk, Strike, Time, Training, Value, Volatility 0 0 Comment
Identify The Top Two FX Hedge Objectives Ready to optimize your firm’s FX hedge objectives? FX Initiative’s Hedging FX Transactions course covers best practices employed by Fortune 500 companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for achieving the top two FX hedge objectives, illustrated in detail with real world economic and accounting examples. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF February 26, 2019By FX Initiative FX Transaction Simulator, Hedging FX Transactions accounting, bestpractices, cashflow, cpe, credit, currency, debit, earnings, economics, education, EPS, expense, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, goals, hedge, learning, loss, management, objectives, option, payable, receivable, revenue, risk, targets, training, transactions 0 0 Comment
How to Test FX Transactions & Hedge Strategies Ready to learn how to test FX transactions & hedge strategies? FX Initiative’s Foreign Exchange Transaction Simulator is a risk modeling tool that illustrates common FX exposures such as revenues, expenses, receivables and payables. The result is a detailed and interactive FX risk analysis that charts the economic payoff of a hedge strategy along with accounting journal entries and references to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This tool serves to simplify the risk analysis process for you so you can focus on the practical bottom line impact to your global business. Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training > Download the PDF February 19, 2019By FX Initiative FX Transaction Simulator, General accounting, bestpractices, cpe, credit, currency, debit, economics, education, expense, forex, forward, fxcpe, fxinitiative, gain, hedge, learning, loss, management, option, payable, practice, professional, receivable, revenue, risk, simulate, stresstest, training, transactions, VaR 0 0 Comment