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You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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Kiosk
A small physical location where currency exchange services are provided.
Kiwi
Slang term for the New Zealand dollar (NZD).
Knock-in barrier option
A type of option that only becomes active when the underlying asset reaches a certain price level.
Knock-in option
A type of option that becomes active only when a certain price level is reached.
Knock-in options
A knock-in is a barrier option that does not exist as a live contract until the underlying price touches a predetermined level called the barrier. Until that trigger is hit, the buyer holds nothing that can be exercised. Cross the barrier, and a standard option springs into life. Two flavours dominate: up-and-in, where the barrier sits above the current price, and down-and-in, where it sits below. Because there is a real chance the barrier is never reached and the contract expires worthless without ever activating, knock-ins can cost less than the equivalent vanilla option. That discount is the whole attraction. A trader who believes a move will only matter after a certain threshold breaks can pay for exposure to precisely that scenario and nothing else. Banks build these into structured products constantly, tuning barriers to shave premium. Example: A treasurer wants dollar-yen protection, but only if the pair first weakens to 150. She could buy a down-and-in put with the barrier at 150, paying less than she would for a plain put, and accepting that if yen never gets there she has effectively bought nothing.
Knock-out option
A type of option that becomes invalid when a certain price level is reached.
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