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The exporter in France and the importer in the US agree upon an exchange rate of 1.30 US dollars for 1 euro that will govern the transaction that is to take place six months from the date the currency forward contract is made between them.

There are two ways to express an exchange rate between two currencies (e.g., between the U.S. dollar [$] and the British pound [£]). One can either write $/£ or £/$. These are reciprocals of each other. Thus if E is the $/£ exchange rate and V is the £/$ exchange rate, then E = 1/V.

If a contract between parties from different countries refers to a currency that uses the dollar sign, using a currency code or a suitably modified currency sign, such as A$ for Australian dollars and Mex$ for Mexican pesos, would make it clear which currency is being referred to.

Future contracts have numerous advantages and disadvantages. The most prevalent benefits include simple pricing, high liquidity, and risk hedging. The primary disadvantages are having no influence over future events, price swings, and the possibility of asset price declines as the expiration date approaches.

The major disadvantages include no control over future events, price fluctuations, and the potential reduction in asset prices as the expiration date approaches.

Currency futures are futures contracts for currencies that specify the price of exchanging one currency for another at a future date. The rate for currency futures contracts is derived from spot rates of the currency pair.

The mark to market losses or profits are directly debited or credited to the CMs clearing bank account. On the expiry of the futures contracts, NSE Clearing marks all positions of a CM to the final settlement price and the resulting profit / loss is settled in cash.