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FX Options Volatility Trading: Pricing, Hedging & Volatility Strategies — Foreign Exchange Markets Professional Series, Book 2
Book 2 · Foreign Exchange Markets Professional Series

FX Options Volatility Trading

Pricing, Hedging & Volatility Strategies

Luigi Pascal Rondanini · Introduction by David Axtell

The second volume in the Foreign Exchange Markets Professional Series. 29 chapters across six parts covering vanilla and exotic FX options, the complete Greeks framework, volatility surfaces, structured products, institutional risk management, and advanced volatility models. Written for practitioners who price, hedge, or manage risk in FX derivatives. Not a textbook. A desk reference.

29 Chapters
Large Single volume
6 Parts
180+ Worked Examples

Coming September 2026 – Hardcover £99.99 · Paperback £74.99 · eBook £39.99

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Podcast — Between the Covers & Beyond

FX Options Volatility Trading | A Conversation About Luigi Pascal Rondanini's New Book — a 24-minute discussion of the ideas behind Book 2: volatility as a market phenomenon, implied vol and surfaces, the Greeks in practice, SABR, Heston, Vanna-Volga, and what practitioners need beyond textbook theory.

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Purchased FX Cash Products (Book 1)? When you pre-order FX Options Volatility Trading through rondanini.com, you receive 20% cashback on your Book 2 purchase. The cashback applies to any format – hardcover, paperback, or ebook – and is issued after your Book 2 order is confirmed. Proof of Book 1 purchase required (order confirmation email or screenshot).

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Pre-order links will be published on this page closer to release. To register interest, email orders@rondanini.com.

Who This Book Is For

FX options traders and market makers – Pricing, Greeks management, volatility surface trading, portfolio risk
Corporate treasurers and risk managers – Hedging programme design, instrument selection, hedge effectiveness testing
Quantitative analysts and developers – Pricing models, volatility surface construction, stochastic volatility calibration
Risk, product control, and treasury professionals – VaR for options, capital allocation, operational risk frameworks
Advanced students and candidates – Moving from theory toward institutional practice

This book assumes familiarity with spot and forward FX markets, basic option mechanics, and elementary statistics. A few later chapters draw on stochastic calculus and numerical methods; these sections are clearly signposted and may be read selectively.

What This Volume Covers

Part I: Options Foundations (Chapters 1–6)
FX options market structure and participants. Option fundamentals – calls, puts, payoffs, exercise styles, premium components. The Black-Scholes and Garman-Kohlhagen framework with worked numerical examples. The complete Greeks framework – delta, gamma, vega, theta, rho, and higher-order Greeks (vanna, volga, charm). Volatility surfaces – smile, skew, term structure, risk reversals, butterflies, surface construction. Vanilla option strategies – directional, volatility, income-generation, collars, spreads.
Part II: Exotic Options (Chapters 7–12)
Digital and binary options – cash-or-nothing, asset-or-nothing, one-touch, no-touch. Barrier options – knock-in, knock-out, double barriers, rebates, pricing and Greeks. Asian options and average rate structures. Correlation and basket options – multi-currency pricing, quanto adjustments. Volatility trading and variance swaps. Exotic combinations and structured products.
Part III: Risk Management & Applications (Chapters 13–17)
Value-at-Risk for options portfolios – delta-normal, historical simulation, Monte Carlo, CVaR. Capital allocation – Basel III, FRTB sensitivity-based method, economic capital, capital optimisation. Operational risk – settlement risk, CLS, documentation risk, technology risk, control frameworks. Emerging markets FX options – liquidity constraints, NDF pricing, correlation instability. Central bank policy impact – intervention mechanics, announcement effects, regime change analysis.
Part IV: Advanced Strategies & Markets (Chapters 18–23)
Cross-asset strategies – FX-equity, FX-rates, FX-commodity linkages, portfolio hedging. Structured products – autocallables, dual currency investments, yield enhancement, risk decomposition. FX derivatives markets and trading – bid-offer analysis, exchange-traded futures and options, OTC vs exchange comparison. Currency option volatility surfaces. Exchange-traded currency options. Advanced volatility models – Heston, SABR calibration, jump-diffusion (Merton, Kou), local volatility, LSV hybrids, model selection.
Part V: Institutional Applications (Chapters 24–29)
Exotic currency options – taxonomy, risk concentration, warehousing discipline. Structured FX products – cost-reduction structures, principal protection, yield enhancement. Corporate hedging programmes – exposure identification, policy design, instrument selection, hedge effectiveness (ASC 815 / IFRS 9), case studies including TARF failure analysis. Market making in FX options – spread economics, flow franchise, inventory management. FX options portfolio management – currency overlay, alpha generation (carry, momentum, value, volatility), portfolio construction, performance attribution. Volatility model risk and model validation.
Part VI: Modern Trends (Chapter 30)
Electronification and algorithmic execution. Regulatory evolution – FRTB, margin rules. Advanced risk management beyond VaR. Emerging product trends. The modern quantitative workflow. Emerging markets as the final frontier.

Table of Contents

Part I: Options Foundations

Chapter 1FX Options Market Structure
Chapter 2Option Fundamentals
Chapter 3The Black-Scholes Framework
Chapter 4The Greeks
Chapter 5Volatility Surfaces
Chapter 6Vanilla Option Strategies

Part II: Exotic Options

Chapter 7Digital and Binary Options
Chapter 8Barrier Options
Chapter 9Asian Options and Average Rate Structures
Chapter 10Correlation and Basket Options
Chapter 11Volatility Trading and Variance Swaps
Chapter 12Exotic Combinations and Structured Products

Part III: Risk Management & Applications

Chapter 13Value-at-Risk for Options
Chapter 14Capital Allocation
Chapter 15Operational Risk
Chapter 16Emerging Markets FX Options
Chapter 17Central Bank Policy Impact

Part IV: Advanced Strategies & Markets

Chapter 18Cross-Asset Strategies
Chapter 19Structured Products
Chapter 20FX Derivatives Markets and Trading
Chapter 21Currency Option Volatility Surfaces
Chapter 22Exchange-traded Currency Options
Chapter 23Advanced Volatility Models

Part V: Institutional Applications

Chapter 24Exotic Currency Options
Chapter 25Structured FX Products
Chapter 26Corporate Hedging Programmes
Chapter 27Market Making in FX Options
Chapter 28FX Options Portfolio Management
Chapter 29Volatility Model Risk and Model Validation
Chapter 30Modern Trends in FX Derivatives

Book Presentation

An interactive presentation of FX Options Volatility Trading — table of contents, sample spreads, and a guided overview of the volume. Useful for evaluating scope before pre-order.

Coming soon. The flipbook presentation will be published on this page ahead of the September 2026 release.

From the Foreword

David Axtell – FX Practitioner, Host of The Trading Floor Podcast

I have spent thirty-five years in FX markets, trading across London, Riyadh, Doha, and Dubai, and I can tell you with confidence that the gap between what appears in most derivatives textbooks and what actually happens when you are holding a position is substantial. Luigi Pascal Rondanini has spent nearly four decades in these markets – a decade as a practitioner and the years since as a consultant who has to make these instruments work for clients with real exposures and real financial consequences. That combination of analytical rigour and operational experience is exactly what this subject requires, and it is what this book delivers.

Pricing & Pre-order

Pre-order links will be published closer to the September 2026 release date. Pricing confirmed below. A professional Python toolkit implementing the models in this book will be available separately at rondanini.com/toolkit.

eBook

£39.99
PDF + EPUB. Instant delivery on release.

Paperback

£74.99
6×9 format, comprehensive single volume. Free eBook included. UK shipping included.

Hardcover

£99.99
Library-quality binding. Free eBook included. UK shipping included.

Bundle pricing (Book + Toolkit) will be announced alongside the toolkit release. International orders: customs duties may apply depending on your country.

ISBNs

Paperback: 978-1-918177-20-6

Hardcover: 978-1-918177-22-0

eBook (EPUB): 978-1-918177-21-3

BISAC: BUS036010 (Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / Derivatives)

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Beta Reader Programme — Closed

The beta reader programme for FX Options Volatility Trading is now closed. We are no longer accepting new applications. Thank you to everyone who applied and to our selected readers for their feedback.

Pre-order links for the September 2026 release will be published on this page closer to publication. To register interest in a direct pre-order, email orders@rondanini.com.

About the Author

Luigi Pascal Rondanini

Luigi Pascal Rondanini is the founder of Rondanini Publishing Ltd and an independent treasury consultant with 38 years of experience in FX and financial markets, including a decade as a practitioner trading FX, money markets, derivatives, and fixed income. His advisory work spans corporate treasury, FX exposure management, and derivatives market structure across multinational corporations and financial institutions.

David Axtell writes the introduction. He is an FX practitioner with 35 years of experience across NatWest London, HSBC Dubai, Qatar National Bank, and SHUAA Capital, and host of The Trading Floor podcast. David co-authored Book 1 (FX Cash Products) and co-authors Book 3 (Cross-Currency Swaps and Basis Trading).

Foreign Exchange Markets Professional Series

Book Title Status
Book 1 FX Cash Products – Spot, Forwards, Swaps & NDFs Published – Buy now
Book 2 FX Options Volatility Trading – Pricing, Hedging & Volatility Strategies Coming September 2026 (this page)
Book 3 Cross-Currency Swaps and Basis Trading Coming December 2026
Book 4 Emerging Market FX Forthcoming
Book 5 FX Risk Management and Regulation Forthcoming

Companion Resources

Python Toolkit Professional implementation of the pricing models, Greeks calculators, volatility surface construction, and risk analytics from this book. Available separately at rondanini.com/toolkit.
FX Options Volatility Trading podcast — Strategy. Models. Insight.
FX Options Volatility Trading Podcast Strategy. Models. Insight. For professionals. Episode now live on Between the Covers & Beyond. Listen on Spotify → · Also on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, and other major platforms. Details ↑
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