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Translations:      FR  option de change (n.f.) , option de taux de change (n.f.) , option sur devises (n.f.)     ES  opción de cambio (n.f.) , opción sobre divisas (n.f.) , opción sobre tasa de cambio (n.f.)     DE  Devisenoption (n.f.) , FX-Option (n.f.) , Währungsoption (n.f.) 

  Concise definition of the term currency option

A currency option gives its holder the right to exchange one currency for another at a predetermined rate and at - or until - a specified date. Strike and expiry date being equal, a call option in one currency is equal to a put option in the other currency.

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Call option  •  Currency  •  Option  •  Put option  •  Strike price

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