Pricing Currency Futures

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  • Currency futures are priced in the same manner as currency forward contracts.
  • Price of a Currency Future with Simple Compounding:

f(0,T)X/Y = S0,X/Y ((1+rX)/(1+rY))T

  • T = total contract length
  • S0 = Spot exchange rate for X/Y (#X units domestic per 1Y foreign) at initiation
  • rX = Risk free rate in country X (domestic currency)
  • rY = Risk free rate in country Y (foreign currency)

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