Single currency portfolios seek to profit by investing in a single currency through the use of short - term money market instruments, cash deposits, and derivatives, such
as forward currency contracts, index swaps, and options.
The S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7 - 10 Year Index (TTM JPY) and the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7 - 10 Year Index (TTM JPY Hedged) both track the same bonds with returns represented in Japanese yen, while the latter is hedged in an effort to eliminate currency exposure through a one -
month forward currency contract.
Multicurrency funds seek to profit by investing in an array of global currencies through the use of short - term money market instruments, cash deposits, and derivatives, such
as forward currency contracts, index swaps, and options.
These assets are separately compared against the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7 - 10 Year Index (TTM JPY), which is calculated in Japanese yen, and the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond 7 - 10 Year Index (TTM JPY Hedged), which tracks the same bonds with returns represented in Japanese yen but is hedged in an effort to eliminate currency exposure through a one -
month forward currency contract.
One key difference between a currency option and
a forward currency contract is that you are not obligated to take action with an option.
Most of the money has been turned over to the oligarchic banks in settlement of «
forward currency contracts» that are, in effect, no - lose gambles against the ruble.
A forward currency contract is an agreement by two parties to transact in currencies at a specific rate on a future date and then cash settle the agreement with a simple exchange of the market value difference between the current market rate and the initial agreed - upon rate.
Lower Historical After - Tax Returns in Taxable Accounts U.S. currency - hedged products have historically been notorious for distributing significant amounts of capital gains to its investors, mainly due to the «rolling» of
their forward currency contracts.