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FX options market data provides financial services professionals with valuable information on current market conditions and trends, and can be used to make informed trading decisions and to manage risk.
We publish real-time volatility price transparency in ATM Straddles, Delta Risk Reversals and Butterflies.
In 2001, Tradition integrated the Volbroker system into its currency options business. Volbroker was the first electronic inter-dealer trading environment for FX Options. Designed by FX options traders for real-time performance, with liquidity support from the world’s top market makers, Volbroker is the leader for electronic price transparency and efficiency in the currency derivatives market.
Whether you are a trader, risk manager or portfolio manager, our data packages can be a valuable tool for managing currency risk and maximizing returns. Our data can also be used for hedging against currency exposure for entities that have liabilities or assets in a different currency than their operating currency. It also enables investors to speculate on the future direction of currency prices, providing them with the flexibility to take advantage of both rising and falling markets.
Key features of our FX options market data include real-time pricing, historical data, and implied volatility for different currency pairs and strike prices.
Managing Currency Risk: FX options can be used to manage the currency risk in a portfolio by allowing market participants to hedge against unfavourable exchange rate movements or speculate on favourable movements.
Enhancing Yield: You can enhance the yield of a portfolio by using FX options to take advantage exchange rate movements.
Improving Diversification: By using FX options, investors can diversify their portfolio by adding exposure to different currencies, which can help to reduce overall portfolio risk.
Hedging Currency Exposure: FX options can be used as a hedging tool to offset the currency exposure of a portfolio. For example, an entity that has liabilities or assets in a different currency than their operating currency can use a FX options to hedge against currency fluctuations.
Speculation: FX options enable investors to speculate on the future direction of currency prices, providing them with the flexibility to take advantage of both rising and falling markets.
Flexibility: FX options provide investors with a greater degree of flexibility compared to other financial instruments, such as forwards or swaps, as they can be customized to meet specific investment objectives and risk tolerance.
Tailored Hedging: FX options can be tailored to provide specific hedging solutions to meet the unique needs of individual investors, such as hedging currency risk for specific transactions or for specific future dates.
FX options are financial derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific currency at a predetermined exchange rate (strike price) on or before a specific date (expiration date). These options are commonly used to manage currency risk and to take advantage of favourable exchange rate movements.