Forex Market Sources Confirm Options Use By Spanish Central Bank

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In the week or two leading up to Spain's devaluation of the peseta last month, rumors began circulating in the foreign exchange market that the Spanish National Bank was using a novel strategy in its bid to defend the currency against speculators--selling Deutsche mark call/peseta put options. Although Spanish central bank officials have subsequently denied that they used options, market observers insist that the rumors were true, dismissing the Spanish denial with a "they would, wouldn't they?"

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