Currency Derivatives

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Currency Derivatives

(Duration 20 Days) & (Fee’s – Rs.9000/-)

INTRODUCTION TO CURRENCY MARKETS

History of foreign exchange markets

Major currency pairs

Overview of international currency markets

Basics and Peculiarities of currency markets in India

Settlement or value date

Over-the-Counter (OTC) forward market

Exchange rate arithmetic- cross rate

Impact of market economics on currency prices

Economic indicators

FOREIGN EXCHANGE DERIVATIVES

Evolution of derivatives

Derivative products and features

Growth drivers of derivatives

Market players in the foreign exchange market

Key economic functions of derivatives

Exchange-Traded Vs. OTC derivatives

EXCHANGE TRADED CURRENCY FUTURES

Currency futures

Spot price

Futures price

Contract cycle

Value date/Final settlement date

Expiry date

Contract size

Initial margin

Marking-to-market

Rationale behind currency futures

Standard items in a futures contract

Introduction of currency futures in India

Futures and forward contracts

Advantages of futures contracts

Limitations of futures contracts

Interest rate parity and pricing of currency futures

STRATEGIES USING CURRENCY FUTURES

Role of speculation in futures markets

Long position in futures

Short position in futures

Hedging using currency futures

Types of hedgers

Size of the hedging position

Trading spreads using currency futures

Concept of arbitrage

Use of arbitrage in currency futures markets

Arbitrage opportunities under various conditions

TRADING IN CURRENCY FUTURES

Contract specification for currency futures

Trading parameters

Tenors of futures contract

Expiry date

Settlement price

Entities in the trading system

Types of orders

Concept of Mark-to-Market (MTM)

Position limits

Allowable open position limits for members trading in currency futures

Monitoring and enforcement of position limits in the currency futures market

Surveillance systems and procedures of exchanges