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
March 2020 Newsletter Explore our March newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative on currency risk management. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources. Scale the learning curve quickly and easily 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 > View Newsletter March 3, 2020By FX Initiative General accounting, currency, development, education, examples, finance, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedging, insights, learning, management, map, maturity, model, newsletter, professional, risk, simulation, strategy, training, treasury, updates, videos, world 0 0 Comment
FX Strategy Simulation: Forward Contract FX Strategy Simulation - Forward Contract: To put the concept of a forward contract into practice, this foreign exchange (FX) strategy simulation uses the FX Derivative Speculator to demonstrate the economics and accounting of a foreign currency forward contract using the default accounting treatment to help reinforce the following two points: The functional currency value of the forward at any point in time is equivalent to the difference between the forward rate on the contract and the then prevailing forward rate in the market. The interest rate differential between the two currencies in the pair determines the forward point premium or discount applied to the spot rate to compute the "all in" forward rate. 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 February 11, 2020By FX Initiative Examples, FX Derivative Speculator, FX Spot & Derivatives accounting, CPE, currency, derivative, discount, economics, education, example, finance, forward, FXCPE, fxinitiative, gain, hedging, learning, loss, management, premium, pricing, rate, risk, simulation, strategy, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Categorizing FX Risk Exposures (Video) Categorizing FX Risk Exposures (Video): Explore how foreign exchange (FX) transaction risk, translation risk, and economic risk impact the income statement and balance sheet. 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 November 26, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Exposures accounting, balancesheet, cashflows, CPE, currency, economic, economics, education, expense, exposures, financialstatements, forex, forwards, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedging, incomestatement, learning, loan, management, payable, receivable, reporting, revenue, risk, strategy, training, transaction, translation, treasury 0 0 Comment
Documenting FX Cash Flow Hedges Documenting FX Cash Flow Hedges (Video): Discover the details of FX cash flow hedge documentation and recognize how underlying exposures impact the financial statements. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s Hedging FX Transactions 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 November 19, 2019By FX Initiative Hedging FX Transactions #ASC815, #ASC830, #FAS133, #FAS52, accounting, cashflow, CPE, currency, derivatives, documentation, economics, education, expense, finance, forecasted, forex, forwards, FXCPE, fxinitiative, hedging, learning, management, revenue, risk, strategy, training, transactions, treasury 0 0 Comment
Comparing & Contrasting Corporate Currency Risk Management (Video) Comparing & Contrasting Corporate Currency Risk Management (Video): Discover the most common derivatives used by corporations and explore how FX risk management practices differ among peers. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management webinar 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 November 12, 2019By FX Initiative Webinar accounting, active, Apple, compare, contrast, CPE, currency, derivatives, economics, education, finance, forex, Fortune500, forwards, FXCPE, fxinitiative, hedging, Inc5000, ISDA, learning, management, Morningstar, options, passive, risk, strategy, survey, treasury 0 0 Comment
Applying FX Accounting Booking Rates (Video) Applying FX Accounting Booking Rates (Video): Recognize how businesses use specific foreign exchange (FX) rates, such as the daily FX spot rate or prior month end FX spot rate, for accounting purposes to record FX transactions on the financial statements. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s Balance Sheet Hedging webinar as part of Learning Objective #4. 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 October 29, 2019By FX Initiative Webinar Accounting, Average, BalanceSheet, CashFlow, CPE, Currency, Daily, Derivatives, Economics, Education, EOM, Finance, FinancialReporting, Forex, Forwards, FXCPE, FXInitiative, GAAP, Hedging, IFRS, Learning, Management, MonthEnd, Prior, Rates, Risk, Strategy, Training, Treasury 0 0 Comment
Analyzing FX Accounting Approaches (Video) Analyzing FX Accounting Approaches (Video): Recognize financial reporting best practices for aligning derivative hedge instruments with underlying foreign exchange (FX) exposures. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s Hedging FX Transactions 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 October 22, 2019By FX Initiative General, Hedging FX Transactions accounting, cashflows, CPE, currency, derivatives, earnings, economics, education, FASB, finance, financialreporting, forewards, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, GAAP, hedging, IASB, IFRS, learning, management, options, private, public, risk, strategy, training, treasury 0 0 Comment
Centralizing FX Treasury Capabilities (Video) Centralizing FX Treasury Capabilities (Video): Discover how centralized FX risk management functions provide global firms with greater visibility across the enterprise. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management 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 October 8, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Management, General accounting, centralize, corporate, CPE, currency, derivatives, economics, education, finance, forex, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedging, international, learning, multinational, operations, payments, personnel, policy, resources, strategy, trading, training, treasury, visibility 0 0 Comment
FX Risk Management In Focus Would you like to take a focused look at FX risk management practices? FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management webinar focuses on the fundamentals of corporate FX risk management, and explores how leading multinational firms prioritize and manage the 3 types of FX risks. Upon completion of this program, participants will learn how to assess their organization’s FX risk profile and prioritize strategies using a structured analysis framework. 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 April 16, 2019By FX Initiative FX Risk Management, General, Webinar bestpractices, cashflows, corporate, currency, earnings, economic, education, exposures, focus, fxcpe, fxinitiative, hedge, learning, management, mitigate, priorities, risk, strategy, traning, transaction, translation 0 0 Comment