Start trading Forex ( FX) binary digital options

When an investor would like to place a forex binary option trading he would take under consideration the following factors:

  • Trade time
  • Spot price
  • Strike price
  • Forex (FX) binary option price valuation time
  • Expiration time

Comparison of binary options premium pricing among binary options firms

It’s highly recommendable that the binary options trader will choose the firm he’s working with according to several parameters, one of them is the option premium collected by the binary options brokerage. Usually there are great variation in the premiums paid as this investment product is relatively new and not liquid as more mature investment products such as CFD’s and Spread Betting.

The difference between: In the Money, At the Money, and Out of the Money

While placing an option trading, the main focus of the forex trader is on the current price of the underlying asset, in our case the real-time spot price.
The spot price that also can be referred as the currency price is called at the money strike price.
The forex trader can purchase a binary option; the strike price will be one of the following:

In The Money (ITM)

As you already know, anything in the online trading reward is based on a gauge of risk and reward.

The trader has to choice a variety of strategies and risk and reward factors in order to match the best options strategy that will match his investment style and the risk level he’s willing to take.
Risk haters usually stick to in-the-money option positions while risk lovers are more attracted to out-of-the-money option positions. In case the trader purchased in-the-money option, the option will move in correlation with the underlying asset price (in our example the forex spot price). The main advantage of trading forex options in contrast to taking a fx spot position is that investor will pay only the premimum without any other risk, on the other hand the premium of in-the-money option is much higher

At The Money (ATM)

Describe when the options strike price is equal to the spot price, This will allow the investor to take a position which is really close to the market real price without paying the high premiums of In the money position.

Out the Money (OTM)

Trading out of the money options is extremely popular, the forex investor speculates on a scenario which is far from the real market price. The investor wishes for a sharp move that will cause his position will advance according to his prediction, to his strike price or hopefully will exceed his strike price and will become an in the money position.

Option Value vs. Time factor

By taking a forex option trade, the investor always see in his mind several dimensions that related to his predicted profitability and risk. The most important factors are:
1)The time factor-how much time is lest the option to expire
2)Volatility-which implicate the risk within the option position

The option is prices according to many factors which are reflected in the premium price.
The idea behind pricing options is so find cases in which an underlying asset is underpriced or overpriced because of factors that aren’t related to the market and can be used by the investor to take advantage to use this price arbitrage to make money as the market correlation is not systematic.


Binary options – also known as digital options or fixed return options are sort of a hybrid between traditional options and fixed-return financial instruments. Digital options are simple, and they are ideal for the trader who wants the potential for significant, short-term gains with a strictly limited risk. This means the investor who trade binary options can know immediately and exactly how much a trade will yield or lose. A binary option allows you to form an opinion on whether a specific outcome will or will not occur. They can only have one of two possible outcomes. Unlike a spread bet a digital option does not require margin, no stops and you know the exact maximum risk and maximum profit. Binary Options trading allow you to take a simple “Yes or No” approach ( or Above/Below) on whether an outcome will occur. For example, will the GOOGLE close up on the day at the expiry time? If “Yes,” the Binary option settles "in the money" If “No,” the Binary option settles "out of the money".

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