Overview
The option provides the buyer with the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a given amount of underlying object at a specified rate (the exercise price) during a specified period. The buyer needs to pay a premium to the seller, and the seller is obliged to exercise the option.
Interest rate options are linked with the fluctuation of interest rates. After paying a specific amount of premium, the buyer gets the right to borrow or lend a certain amount of currency at the pre-agreed interest rate on or before the expiration date. The seller receives the premium and undertakes relevant obligations. Interest rate options can be swap options, interest rate cap options, interest rate floor options, or interest rate range options.
Features
Options are one of the most active financial derivatives in the international capital market due to its high flexibility and customizability. Compared with standard derivatives such as futures, options are far more flexible and enable customers to determine the amount, term, expiration date and exercise price of the options based on their needs. By paying a premium, the option buyer hedges against risks in the cost or returns of future exposures without commitment for transaction. The seller receives the premium to reduce cost, but it is also possible that the premium received may not cover the loss caused by the exercise of the option.
Procedures
1. The customer signs the Master Agreement on Foreign Exchange Wealth Management with ABC and puts forward a request for option trading.
2. ABC offers a solution and a quotation for option trading.
3. The customer accepts the solution and submits to ABC the Letter of Authorization for Foreign Exchange Wealth Management.
4. When the transaction is closed, ABC and the customer sign the Customer Transaction Confirmation.
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