Settlement vs Position Risk

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Up to three currencies can be involved in one contract:

Pricing Currency (Avg price)
Contract Settlement Currency (Final contract price)
Position Currency (Position)

 

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The Forex risk between Pricing and Settlement currencies is called Settlement Risk.

In the example, it would be the risk between USD and EUR.
For Settlement risk, the rate is usually fixed.

 

The Forex risk between Pricing and Position currencies is called Position Risk.

In the example, it would be the risk between USD and GBP.

 

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