FXfoundationinstrument
FX Forward
A future exchange rate implied by two funding curves.
01Intuition
Build the mental model first.
Forward points compensate for the interest-rate differential, not an expected spot move.
ONE-LINE DEFINITION
A future exchange rate implied by two funding curves.
02Mathematics
Now make it exact.
Notation and units
Decimal rates and volatilities, year-fraction time and continuous compounding unless stated otherwise.
03Assumptions
Every model has a price.
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Educational conventions are stated explicitly and may simplify market quotation or settlement details.
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Rates are continuously compounded unless the section says otherwise.
03
Inputs are deterministic in the base model.
“An unstated convention is a future reconciliation break.”— THEQUANTBATEMAN
04Market use
Why a quant cares.
Hedging, carry, basis analysis and option forwards.
Intuition→Mathematics→Implementation→Desk risk
05Desk view
FRONT OFFICE VIEW
The hedge has opinions.
Start with the quote convention, then ask which FX risk survives the hedge. A number without its convention is merely well-dressed ambiguity.
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