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 ...

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 ...

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Discover how ETFs, forward contracts, and options can protect your investments from currency risk and exchange rate volatility.

If you are planning a trip overseas this summer, you may want to do a little research about exchanging your cash for local currency. Once you are back from your trip, you might want to exchange the ...

(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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

>> 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 ...

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 ...