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Module 10Foreign Exchange Contracts:
Swaps and Options
Developed by: Dr. Prabina Rajib Associate Professor (Finance & Accounts)
Vinod Gupta School of ManagementIIT Kharagpur, 721 302
Email: prabina@vgsom.iitkgp.ernet.in
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Forex market players can trade foreign exchange in differing maturities and using
different type of instruments i.e, cash, tom , spot, forward, futures, swaps and options
contracts. In this session, foreign currency swaps and options are discussed. Though
Indian companies are buying/selling options in the OTC market (with banks as
counterparties), exchange traded options have started in India very recently. The contract
specifications of options contract trading United Stock Exchange of India has also been
discussed in detail. Indian companies have incurred major derivatives loss by entering
into zero cost derivatives. The structure of zero cost derivatives has been also discussed.
Session 10Foreign Exchange Contracts: Swaps and Options
Highlight & Motivation:
Learning Objectives
Hence the objective of this module is to understand:
• Foreign currency swaps
• Foreign currency options
o Long/short call and put options
o American and European option
o ATM/OTM/ITM options.
• Exchange traded option contact specifications : A detailed discussion
o Zero cost derivatives.
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Besides spot, forward and futures contracts, companies also regularly enter into currency
swaps, and option contracts to mitigate foreign exchange risk. In the following sections,
very briefly details about foreign currency swaps and options have been discussed asthese would be discussed in greater detail in subsequent modules.
10.1: Primer to Foreign currency swaps, and options:
10.2 Foreign Currency Swaps:
Very briefly, currency swap works like this: An Indian company, XYZ Co. took anECB
(External Commercial Borrowing) loan of USD 250mn for 6 years at a fixed interest
rate of 5.5%. After two years, remaining time to maturity is 4 years. XYZ Co. wants to
shift this USD obligation and wants to pay the interest and principal in INR. The Indian
company fears that INR to depreciate – hence increasing its INR expenditure to servicethe foreign currency denominated interest as well as principal. It approaches different
banks for swapping its USD obligations. BBK bank agrees to be the counterparty for this
swap at an 8.5% per annum. Once both parties agree, the following swap payment
happens between XYZ Co. and BBK Bank.
• In the beginning of the contract, XYZ Co. gives 250mn USD to BBK Bank. BBK
Bank pays INR 11750 mn (equivalent of 250mn USD at a rate of INR 47/USD) to
XYZ CO.
• For the next 4 years, BBK bank pays USD 13.75mn (5.5% of USD 200mn) to
XYZ Co. In return, XYZ Co. pays INR 998.75mn (8.5% of INR 11750mn) to
BBK Bank.
• After the 4th year, BBK bank pays USD 250mn to XYZ Co. XYZ Co. returns
INR 11750mn to BBK Bank.
The following figure, Figure 10.1 indicates the three steps in swap contract graphically.
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Figure: 10.1 Currency Swap
BBK BankXYZ co.
USD 250 mn
INR 11750 mn
XYZ co. BBK Bank
USD 13.75 mn
INR 998.75 mn
Step 1: At swap origination
Step 2: Annual Interest payment (4
Step 3: At maturity
XYZ co. BBK Bank
INR 11750mn
USD 250 mn
Hence due to the swap agreement, the USD interest and principal repayment exposure of
the Indian company is shifted to the BBK bank. In other words, swap helped the Indian
company to shift its USD obligation to INR obligation. Of course, one may ponder, why
BBK bank would like to take such exposure. In fact BBK bank may not be taking the
exposure at all as BBK bank may be exactly taking an opposite swap contract with some
other counterparty. In the first swap agreement with Indian Bank, BBK bank was paying
USD and was receiving INR. BBK bank can mitigate this risk by entering into a swap
contract with another counterparty where it receives USD and pays INR.
Of course, all swap contracts are not structured in a manner as given in Figure 10.1. As
swaps are OTC contracts, swaps can be structured in different formats. The swap contract
can be used to only pay the interest payment only. In such types of swap, step 1 and step
3 are redundant. The swap contract can be used to cover the principal repayment and not
the periodic interest payment. At times, the principal is swapped in two different
currencies. The company may pay USD in step 1(receive INR) and receive Euro in step
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3 (pay INR). Depending upon the client’s requirement, banks structure swaps with
varying features.
10.3: Foreign Currency Options: Brief Introduction to Call and Put Option.
Companies buy and sell call and put options to hedge their foreign times exchange
exposure as well as at times indulge in speculative activities. Options on foreign
currency are offered by banks as OTC product or can be bought and sold in exchanges.
Before we proceed to understand foreign currency options in greater details, let us
understand the 4 building blocks of options, namely long call, short call, long put and
short put. However, if a reader has not been exposed to these concepts earlier, then it is
advisable to read a derivative text book on options to get a deeper understanding of
options before proceeding with the remaining part of this session.
In a call option, the option buyer (long call position holder) has the right to buy theunderlying currency at the maturity at the exercise price. For example, an importer
wanting to hedge the USD risk, enters into long call option for 20,000 USD at
INR 44.45/USD with contract maturing after 15 days from today. The counterparty to the
importer takes a short call option. On T+15 day, the spot rate is INR 43.80/USD.
Whether the importer will exercise his option to buy USD from the counterparty or not?
In this case, theoption will not be exercised as the importer is better off buying the USD
from spot market than from the short call position holder. The importer will exercise call
option, when the spot price is higher than INR 44.45/USD—when INR depreciates.
In a put option, the option buyer (long put position holder) has the right to sell the
underlying currency at the maturity at the exercise price. For example, an exporter
wanting to hedge the USD risk, enters into long put option for 18950 USD at
INR 44.45/USD with contract maturing after 15 days from today. The counterparty to the
exporter takes a short put option. On T+15 day, the spot rate is INR 43.80/USD.
Whether the exporter will exercise his option to sell USD to the counterparty or not? In
this case, theoption will be exercised as the exporter can sell USD at INR44.45 per USD
due to the option contract. Without the option, the exporter would have sold USD at INR
43.80/USD. The exporter will exercise his put option, when the spot price is lesser thanINR 44.45/USD—when INR appreciates.
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Depending upon whether options can be exercised only on maturity date or on or before
maturity date, options are categorized as European and American respectively. An
option is in-the-money (ITM) if it is profitable to exercise. For a call option, if the spot
exchange rate is higher than the strike exchange rate, then it is an ITM option. For an
ITM put option, the spot exchange rate is lesser than the strike exchange rate.
An option is out-of-money (OTM) when it is not profitable to exercise these options.
For a call option, when the spot exchange rate is lesser than the strike exchange rate, it is
an OTM option. For a put option, when the spot exchange rate is higher than the strike
exchange rate, it is an OTM option.
Anat-the-money (ATM) option is when the exercise price is at par with the spot price.
Foreign currency options are available both in OTC market as well as traded in Indian
exchanges. OTC options are offered by banks with banks taking one taking one side in
each option contract.
10.4: Currency Options in India:
Though little dated, details given in Box 10.4 explain the call and option concepts as well
as highlight the popularity of currency options offered by Indian Banks.
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A call option, on the other hand, is a right to buy - so a USD call option would give the buyer a rightbut not an obligation to buy dollars at a strike price, at a particular exercise date.
Plain vanilla options are the put or call options, which can be exercised by corporates. A putoption is a right to sell - so purchase of a USD put will give a corporate the right but not theobligation to sell dollars at a particular date, at a pre-determined rate, known as the strike price. An exporter, who would want to sell dollars if the market moves against him but does not want
to sell dollars if the market exchange rate is in his favour, would normally buy a USD put.
Not only have the plain vanilla options, active up to one year, gained popularity, options havinga time period of over a year have also seen a demand. "Deals have been struck for five-yearoptions too, with two to three years instruments also being traded in large amounts," MrChaudhary said.
According to dealers, the view on the rupee has changed, as now the expectation is of a 44.00 levelagainst the anticipation of a 47.50 level nearly two months ago. With the dollar weakening across allmajor currencies, the rupee is expected to appreciate, but this has failed to assuage sentiments giventhe high volatility in the dollar-rupee exchange market.
"Rupee options are increasing in popularity, as the view on the domestic currency is changing," said Mr Abhishek Chaudhary, forex options trader, ICICI Bank. He said ICICI Bank was an activeplayer in the rupee options market and volumes transacted by the bank had doubled recently.Over the
last couple of months, nearly a 300-per cent jump in business had been recorded with about $1.5billion worth of deals being transacted.
If an exporter books a forward contract, he is bound to fulfil it at the due date, while they arenot tied down to an exchange rate in an option. In a forward contract, merchants cannot takeadvantage of a subsequent movement of exchange rates in their favour.
According to traders, earlier a secular movement in the rupee was observed but now there is inter-day
volatility. So corporates are getting edgy about the direction of the rupee. Even with the rupeeappreciating uni-directionally to 45.04/05 levels from the 45.75 levels seen in mid-October, volatilityhas increased, as the rupee moves into the 10-15 paise band in a day.
The rupee options market has seen increased activity with leveraged options finding favour with
corporates in recent times. Daily volumes have increased by nearly 50 % to reach a turnover of about$50 million to $100 million, compared to a daily turnover of $25 million to $50 million a month ortwo back, dealers said. The reason for the popularity of these instruments over forwards is thatoptions do not confer an obligation on the buyer to perform a contract,dealers said. An option isa contract, which gives the buyer a right but not an obligation to fulfill the contract on a duedate; a premium is required to be paid to the ̀ writer' or seller of the option for this contract.
Box 10.4 Rupee options a hit among corporateshttp://www.thehindubusinessl ine.com/2004/11/23/stories/2004112303180300.htm
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Besides OTC contracts, currency options for many currency pairs are available for
trading through exchanges. Annexure 10.2 highlights US Dollar INR options contracts
specifications trading at United Stock exchanges of India. In Section 10.5, the contract
specification is explained in detail. Size of each contract is for 1000 USD i.e, a long call
(put) option gives the buyer the right to buy (sell) 1000 USD. The option premium is
quoted in INR terms. All options traded areEuropean style. Theoption premium tick
size is in INR 0.0025. At a given point of time, three monthly contracts and three
quarterly contracts are available. For example, in the month of August 2011, contract
maturing on August 2011, September 2011, October 2011 as well as December 2011,
March 2012 and June 2012 contracts are available. Hence at a given point of time, a
trader can buy/sell options upto a maximum period of 9 months.Strike price indicates at
a given point of time, 12 ITM, 12 OTM and 1 ATM option will be available for trading.
Strike price interval indicates the price the difference between consecutive two strike
prices. Options strike price are in the multiple of INR 0.25. Exercise at expiry indicates
that open positions results in delivery of both currencies. For example, if a trader as 15
open long call options at an exercise price of INR 40.20, then on the maturity date, the
trader pays INR 603,000 and receives USD 15000 from the short call position holder.
Position limit indicates the maximum open position a member can take depending on the
category of the trader. Initial margin and extreme moss margin is calculated in a similar
manner as that of currency futures explained in Session 9. Settlement of premium
indicates that option premium is paid by the buyer in cash on day T and paid out to seller
on T+1 day.
Table 10.1 shows a snapshot of options order book (USD/INR) at United StockExchange of India.
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Table 10.1: Option Trading details at United Stock Exchange of Indiahttp://www.useindia.com/markets_opt.phpon 23rd August 2011 at 13:33:45
Product Buy Buy Sell Sell Spread LTP Number of
Quantity Premium Premium Quantity Trades
Column 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
USDAUG11 C 45.5 5 0.235 0.26 6 0.025 0.245 73
USDAUG11 C 45.75 5 0.0825 0.09 5 0.0075 0.085 65
USDAUG11 C 46 4 0.02 0.0325 4 0.0125 0.0275 37
USDAUG11 C 45.25 10 0.0525 0 0 -0.0525 0.73 0
USDAUG11 C 45 10 0.075 0 0 -0.075 0.9775 0
USDAUG11 P 45.75 0 0 0 0 0 0.06 0
Column 0 of Table 10.1 indicates the contract maturity date along with whether the
option is a call (c) or put (p) option along with exercise price ranging from INR 45.5 to
INR in the multiple of INR 0.25. Columns 1 and 4 indicate the buy and sell quantity
respectively. Columns 2 and 3 indicate the buy and sell premium quoted by different
traders. Column 5 represents the spread which is calculated as the sell premium – buy
premium. Column 6 indicates LTP (last traded price). The LTP of 0.245 indicates that
both buyer and seller of (USDAUG11C 45.5) option have agreed on an option premium
of INR 0.245. This means that a long call option holder has paid INR 0.245 for havingthe right to buy 1 USD at an exercise price of INR 45.5. As the contract size is for 1000
USD, the long call option holder pays INR 245 as option premium.
Though exchange traded plain vanilla options (long/short call/put) options are available
to Indian companies, many Indian companies have entered into exotic currency option
contracts in the OTC market. One such exotic option currency is a zero-cost option
contract. Many companies bought sold call options and used the option premium to buy
call options. This ensured that the companies need not have to pay any upfront premium.
Hence these combinations were known as zero-cost derivatives/cost reduction
structures. However many companies incurred massive losses when exchange rate
moved beyond certain levels. RBI had banned these contracts in November 2009. Details
given inBox 10.5shows the structure of a zero cost derivatives.
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RBI, in its final guideline in December 2010, on over-the-counter foreign exchange
derivatives said companies having a “minimum net worth of Rs. 200 crore and an
annual export and import turnover exceeding Rs. 1,000 crore” and satisfying
other risk management criteria, are allowed to usecost reduction structures.
RBI had in November 2009 banned this product but allowed importers and exporters
to write and sell ‘put’ options both in foreign currency-rupee and cross-currencies and
earn premium on them.
The buyer of a ‘put’ option has the right but not the obligation to sell a specified
amount of an underlying asset at a set price within a specified time. Similarly, thebuyer of a ‘call’ option has the right but not the obligation to buy an asset in a similar
manner. When a company enters into a foreign exchange option transaction with a
bank, the structure is such that the bank sells a ‘call’ option to the company, which, in
turn, sells a ‘put’ option to the bank. This nullifies the cost of entering into such a
transaction. It is known as a zero-cost structure, for which no premium income is
earned.
Box 10.5: Zero Cost Options:http://www.livemint.com/2010/12/28191552/Firms-can-use-zerocost-option.html
Multiple Choice Questions and Fill in the blanks.
1. Foreign currency Swaps results in payment/receipt at _______, __________ and _________ dates.
2. An Indian exporter with foreign currency receivable (USD from export) wouldtake __________ ____________ option contract available at NSE.
a. Purchase, Callb. Purchase, Putc. Sell Call
d. Sell Pute. None of these.
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3. If a call option has a strike price of INR 42.35/USD. If the spot rate on thematurity date is INR 43.35/USD. The call option is
a. An ITM optionb. An OTM optionc. An ATM Option
4. If a put option has a strike price of INR 42.35/USD. If the spot rate on thematurity date is INR 43.35. The put option is
a. An ITM optionb. An OTM optionc. An ATM Option
Short Questions:
1. A trader enters into long put options on USD/INR exchange rate and paid anoption premium of Rs. 0.125. The exercise price is INR 45.20. At what spot rate,
the long position holder will exercise his put options and what exchange rate, thelong put option holder will make profit.
2. What are zero cost derivatives and why a company would invest in theseinstruments?
3. Explain why forward/futures/option contracts are zero-sum game?
4. Foreign Currency swap contracts help companies to shift their liabilities from onecurrency to another currency? Give an example to justify the above statement?
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Swap origination, Annual interest payment/receipt, At maturity.
2. Purchase a put option to sell USD at a later stage.
3. a
4. b
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• Leading exporters unwinding forward contracts, The Economic Times, 23rd July
2008. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3266587,prtpage-1.cms
• Rupee hit by an invisible force. DNA MONEY 16th June 2008.http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=1475907
• Foreign Exchange Futures contract. http://www.nseindia.com • Foreign Exchange options contracthttp://www.useindia.com
Annexure 10.1: US Dollar – Rupee Currency Opt ions Contract.http://www.useindia.com
Symbol USDOPT
Instrument Type OPTCURSize of Contract 1 contract is for 1000 USD (Lot size)Underlying US Dollar - Indian Rupee spot rateQuotation Premium in Rupee terms. Outstanding position in USD term Type of option Premium styled European Call and Put options Tick size 0.25 paisa or INR 0.0025 Trading hours Monday to Friday ( 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. )
Available contracts Three serial monthly contracts followed by three quarterly contracts of the cycle March/June/September/December
Last trading day Two working days prior to the last business day of the expiry month a12 noon.
Strike price Minimum of twelve in-the-money, twelve out-of the-money and onenear-the-money strikes would be provided for all available contractsStrike interval 25 paise or INR 0.25
Final settlement day
Last working day (excluding Saturdays) of the expiry month. The lastworking day would be taken to be the same as that for InterbankSettlements in Mumbai. The rules for Interbank Settlements, includingthose for ‘known holidays’ and ‘subsequently declared holiday’ wouldbe those as laid down by FEDAI.
References:
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Exercise at Expiry
On expiry date, all open long in-the-money contracts, on a particulastrike of a series, at the close of trading hours would be automaticallexercised at the final settlement price and assignedon a random basis to the open short positions of the same strike and
seriesPosition limitsClients
TradingMembers
BanksClearing MemberLevel
Higher of 6% of total openinterest or USD10 millionacross allcontracts (bothfutures and
options)
Higher of 15% of the total open
Higher of 15%
interest or USDof the total open
50 million acrossinterest or USD
all contracts100 million
(both futures andacross allcontracts (both
options) futures and
The clearing membershall ensure that hisown trading positionand the positions of each trading memberclearing through himis within the limitsspecified hereoptions)
The Initial Margin requirement would be based on a worst scenario lossof a portfolio of an individual client comprising his positions in optionsand futures contracts on the same underlying across different maturitiesand across various scenarios of price and volatility changes. In order toachieve this, the price range for generating the scenarios would be 3.5standard deviation and volatility range for generating the scenarioswould be 3%. The sigma would be calculated using the methodologyspecified for currency futures in SEBI circular no. SEBI/DNPD/Cir-38/2008 dated August 06, 2008 and would be the standard deviation of daily logarithmic returns of USD-INR futures price. For the purpose of calculation of option values, Black-Scholes pricing model would be
used. The initial margin would be deducted from the liquid net worth of the clearing member on an online, real time basis.
Initial margin
Extreme loss margin equal to 1.5% of the Notional Value of the openshort option position would be deducted from the liquid assets of theclearing member on an on line, real time basis. Notional Value would becalculated on the basis of the latest available Reserve Bank ReferenceRate for USD-INR
Extreme loss margin
Settlement of Premium would be paid in by the buyer in cash and paid out to the sellePremium in cash on T+1 day.Mode of settlement Cash settled in Indian Rupees
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