B. Options on Foreign Exchange

• traded options

  • traded on an exchange

• OTC options

  • traded by financial institutions (market makers)
  • more liquid than forward contracts
  • can be tailor made

• Example: a call option to buy 12,500 British Pounds for $1.4857 per pound on Sept. 19, 1996.

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