Analysis and comparison of chosen FX – strategy

Abstract

The article is focused on possibilities of profit of chosen FX instruments by proceeding of foreign exchange risk. The foreign exchanges risk affect economic result of each economic subject. The foreign exchanges risk ensue unexpectible change of foreign exchange rate. Economic subjects pursue in exchange market that are concern on hedging of exchange risk during doing business and financial contracts. The most discussed problems in this article are the possibilies of present products in financials markets, that can help in hedging of exchange risk. The article is concentrated mainly on chosen products of financial markets derived from option. The main part of those chosen products is focused on „zero cost strategy“ and on possibilities of their aplication in hedging of exchange risk.

Keywords

• FX products
• exchange risk
• forward
• FX option – synthetic forward
• FX option – zero cost collar
• FX option – participating forward