Strategies Options        "To manage is To Forecast..."
 The Option Trading Website
Accès Site
 
Home  >  Currency Options Trading Strategies  >  Forex Options Strategy - EUR / USD - OTM Butterfly Spread DEC11 ( 2nd Update) 

Forex Options Strategy - EUR / USD - OTM Butterfly Spread DEC11 ( 2nd Update)
Issued on November 02 2011 par Gilles

Implied Volatility hurts our Butterfly spread on EUR/USD options, with Dec, 28th expiry.
Small pullback on EUR / USD. Even if we stay far from our optimal position, it is always one steep on the right direction.



I - The situation :

EUR / USD keeps following the flow of news from European Summit Meeting. It's currently around 1.3803
 EUR / USD on 11 02-2011




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 :

Forex Options on EUR / USD on 11-02-2011

Forex Options on EUR / USD on 11-02-2011


300000 1.34 puts are worth 0.0192 each ( Implied Volatility de 16.91% ) hence $ 5760 ( $ - 1140 )
600000 1.32 puts are worth 0.0145 each ( Implied Volatility 17.64% ) thus $ 8700 ( $ + 1440 )
300000 1.30 puts are worth 0.0109 each ( Implied Volatility 18.40% ) hence $ 3270 ( $ - 870 )

Global P&L : - 1140 + 1440 - 870 = = $ - 570



IV - Graph :

EUR / USD butterfly spread P&L  on 11-02-2011



Next : Forex Options Strategy - EUR / USD - OTM Butterfly Spread DEC11 ( 3rd Update)
Previous : Forex Options Strategy - EUR / USD - OTM Butterfly Spread DEC11 (First Update)

Gilles
Other articles
- Currency Options Trading Strategies -
Forex Options Strategy - EUR / USD - OTM Butterfly Spread DEC11 ( 5th Update)
Done ! The tardet 1.34 has been reached. EUR / USD hit a low of 1.3280 and our Butterfly spread options on EUR/USD much more profitable, once again.
- Other Derivatives -
Other Derivatives - CHAPTER III
Stability Warrants
- Pricing Models -
Trinomial Model: - American Style Issue-
Modifications to price american style option using trinomial model are small.
- Basic Strategies -
BASIC OPTIONS STRATEGIES - CHAPTER III
Option Straddle - Option Strangle
- Basic Strategies -
Long Call Spread : Delta
Speed for the call spread value : the delta ∆
- Pricing Models -
Black & Scholes : Delta ∆
Option Delta ∆ is the first derivative of an option price with respect to the spot in the Black & Scholes model.