Section 1256 generally requires that certain contracts, including “foreign currency contracts,” be marked-to-market annually. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has long maintained that foreign ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese companies sold a record amount of currency options in the first half of this year as domestic businesses, particularly exporters, bet on a steady yuan and used derivatives ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. corporations are turning to foreign exchange options again to protect their cash flow as they fear the U.S. presidential election and diverging central bank interest-rate ...

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has rolled out exotic currency options contracts to provide investors greater flexibility in their currency bets. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rolled out ...

Investing in foreign assets can strengthen diversification, but it also exposes portfolios to currency risk; the chance that exchange-rate movements will affect returns. Unless foreign securities are ...

(Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds are ramping up bearish positions against currencies from the yuan to the Mexican peso to speculate that Donald Trump will win the US presidential election next month. Dollar ...

(Bloomberg) -- Trading of currency options swelled to a record after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, as traders rushed to bet on further dollar gains. Over $160 billion worth ...

>> For this week's Learning Curve in PDF format, click here. The number of multi-currency exotic options is large and growing. They naturally appeal to large international corporations who need to ...

Even if you are interested in working and receiving compensation in foreign currency from overseas, you do not need to choose ...

High-speed trading firms are making fresh inroads into the currency options market, with IMC Trading and Susquehanna International Group expanding globally and Optiver Holding pursuing more complex ...