2

Forex Options

Call options may be regarded as deposits to lock in future purchases at a pre-determined price while puts can be seen as insurance against surprises, i.e. facilitating the divestment of assets should their value fall. The price for this buyer assurance is the premium – the cost of the options contract itself.  And because options confer rights and not obligations, the most that buyers can lose is their premium. By contrast, the party on the other side of the contract – the call or put seller – is obliged to buy or sell if asked and can thus lose far more than the price of the premium. 

Forex markets can be very volatile, particularly emerging market currencies, but even the major pairs can move dramatically on a central bank policy change, a political event, or on significant economic news. FX options give investors the opportunity to be part of this exciting market but to also hedge their risk of suffering unexpected losses. 

Saxo Bank’s strategy team provide expert analysis of forex trends with a focus on macro fundamentals, technical analysis, geopolitical factors, and central bank activity. The SaxoTraderGO platform offers traders and investors access to over 100 forex pairs while our automated Trade Signals technology continually scans for potential trade opportunities based on chart patterns and success probability.

FX options, or forex options, are contracts that give buyers the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specified currency at a set price on or before a certain date. The right to buy is known as a call option while the right to sell is a put option, and both may be taken out on virtually the entire range of the tradable forex spectrum. The greatest liquidity, naturally, is to be found in the major pairs – EURUSD (euro/dollar), USDJPY (dollar/yen) and GBPUSD (sterling/dollar) as well as the dollar versus the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars (AUDUSD, CADUSD and NZDUSD, respectively).

Disclaimer

The Saxo Bank Group entities each provide execution-only service and access to Analysis permitting a person to view and/or use content available on or via the website. This content is not intended to and does not change or expand on the execution-only service. Such access and use are at all times subject to (i) The Terms of Use; (ii) Full Disclaimer; (iii) The Risk Warning; (iv) the Rules of Engagement and (v) Notices applying to Saxo News & Research and/or its content in addition (where relevant) to the terms governing the use of hyperlinks on the website of a member of the Saxo Bank Group by which access to Saxo News & Research is gained. Such content is therefore provided as no more than information. In particular no advice is intended to be provided or to be relied on as provided nor endorsed by any Saxo Bank Group entity; nor is it to be construed as solicitation or an incentive provided to subscribe for or sell or purchase any financial instrument. All trading or investments you make must be pursuant to your own unprompted and informed self-directed decision. As such no Saxo Bank Group entity will have or be liable for any losses that you may sustain as a result of any investment decision made in reliance on information which is available on Saxo News & Research or as a result of the use of the Saxo News & Research. Orders given and trades effected are deemed intended to be given or effected for the account of the customer with the Saxo Bank Group entity operating in the jurisdiction in which the customer resides and/or with whom the customer opened and maintains his/her trading account. Saxo News & Research does not contain (and should not be construed as containing) financial, investment, tax or trading advice or advice of any sort offered, recommended or endorsed by Saxo Bank Group and should not be construed as a record of our trading prices, or as an offer, incentive or solicitation for the subscription, sale or purchase in any financial instrument. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, would be considered as a marketing communication under relevant laws.

Please read our disclaimers:
Notification on Non-Independent Investment Research (https://www.home.saxo/legal/niird/notification)
Full disclaimer (https://www.home.saxo/legal/disclaimer/saxo-disclaimer)
Full disclaimer (https://www.home.saxo/legal/saxoselect-disclaimer/disclaimer)

Saxo Bank A/S (Headquarters)
Philip Heymans Alle 15
2900
Hellerup
Denmark

Contact Saxo

Select region

International
International

Trade responsibly
All trading carries risk. Read more. To help you understand the risks involved we have put together a series of Key Information Documents (KIDs) highlighting the risks and rewards related to each product. Read more

This website can be accessed worldwide however the information on the website is related to Saxo Bank A/S and is not specific to any entity of Saxo Bank Group. All clients will directly engage with Saxo Bank A/S and all client agreements will be entered into with Saxo Bank A/S and thus governed by Danish Law.

Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc, registered in the US and other countries and regions. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.