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Forex Options Strategy - EUR / USD - OTM Butterfly Spread DEC11 ( 9th Update - Final)
Issued on December 29 2011 par Gilles

The final step of our Butterfly spread options on EUR / USD : $ +1350 net profit.
The Final Step !


I - The situation :

No big moves on EUR / USD , the spot finally settled at 1.3075


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 :

For a spot settled at 1.3075


300000 1.34 puts are worth 0.0325 each hence $ 9750 ( $ + 2850 )
600000 1.32 puts are worth 0.0125 each thus a net amount of $ 7500 ( $ + 2640 )
300000 1.30 puts are worth 0.0000 each hence a net amount of $ 0 ( $ - 4140 )

Global P&L :+ 2850 + 2640 - 4140 = $ + 1350



Adjustment Pricing :
Our adjustment was :

Selling 300000 dec 1.34 calls for $ 7980
Buying 200000 dec 1.36 calls at 0.0317 for $ 6340.

It's now worth :
- 300000 1.34 puts at 0.0325 thus $ 9750 (- 2910 )
- 200000 1.36 puts at 0.0525 thus $ 10500 ( + 4160)

An additional profit of $ + 1250, hence a global profit of $ 2600.


See you next year !


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