Options and futures

Is there a way to access price/volume data for forex options with there strike prices?

I have an ifr feed, sometimes you get news that certain options strike today at xx price. Is this just based on rumour or are strike prices and maturity published some where?

If a large option is due for maturity at certain price and time, is it more likely that that price will be hit at the maturity time, or is price expected to retreat from there?

I've come accross reference to 'forex futures'? Is this just another term for options, or does trading take place based on future prices just like it does in spot fx?

Also, with references to 's&p futures' 'emini futures', are these indexes priced differently to the actual s&p or emini index based on future settlement? (if so) Do the index prices follow the futures prices, ie what type of correlation is there?

....brokers with free live price feeds related to any of the above?

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Forex futures are futures contracts which trade just like any other futures contract except that they are for currency rates. For example, through the Globex, you can trade a variety of futures contracts for all sorts of things including currency.

Options and futures data can be found through your futures or options broker or it can be found on the exchange's website.

I'd thoroughly read over www.cmegroup.com first.

The typical relationship in price between a futures rate and a spot rate is that the futures price equals the spot price times the rate with which you could borrow.

In other words:
Futures = Spot x (1 + borrow/lend rate)

The reason for this is something called "no arbitrage". If the futures and the spot were not lined up to the equation, someone could perform arbitrage, or earn a "risk-free" profit.

Example: 1 year futures contract for oil is $100 a barrel, spot price is $90 a barrel, risk-free lending rate is 5%.

Today:
Borrow $90 at 5%
buy a barrel of oil for $90
Sell 1 futures contract

1 year from today:
Fulfill futures contract by delivering the barrel of oil and receive $100
pay back the loan plus interest $90 x (1 + .05) = $94.5

Risk-free arbitrage profit = $94.5 - $90 = $4.5 per barrel.

This is how you price a futures contract.