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Forex Options Strategy - EUR / USD - OTM Butterfly Spread DEC11 (First Update)
Issued on October 26 2011 par Gilles
Butterfly spread on EUR/USD options, with Dec, 28th expiry.
The decline of EUR / USD which we were looking for is not the direction that markets have choosen.
After a fast return towards 1.3680, the parity returned straightforward toward 1.3920.
I - The situation :
The market remains very indecisive, waiting for the European Summit Meeting which has to give the directives from which will work the " new European Union "..

II - The strategy :
I had choosen in a arbitrary way a bearish direction on the EUR / USD, that the dollar should strengthen against the EUR.
The butterfly spread is built as it follows:
DEC 28 Expiry:
- The purchase of 300000 calls struck at 1.34 for $0.0230 each ( Implied Volatility 16.59% ) hence a debit of $ 6900
- The short selling of 600000 calls struck at 1.32 for 0.0169 each ( Implied Volatility 16.72% ) hence a credit of $ 10140
- The purchase of 300000 calls struck at 1.30 for $ 0.0138 ( Implied Volatility 17.86% ) hence a debit of $ 4140
Global debit : $ 900
III - Pricing :

300000 1.34 puts are worth 0.0171 each ( Implied Volatility de 16.60% ) hence $ 5130 ( $ - 1770 )
600000 1.32 puts are worth 0.0131 each ( Implied Volatility 17.36% ) thus $ 7860 ( $ + 2280 )
300000 1.30 puts are worth 0.0100 each ( Implied Volatility 18.14% ) hence $ 3000 ( $ - 1140 )
Global P&L : - 1770 + 2280 - 1140 = $ - 630
IV - Graph :
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