Exam 8: Management of Transaction Exposure
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A financial subsidiary used for centralizing exposure management functions is also referred to as a(an)
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On a recent sale,Boeing allowed British Airways to pay either $18 million or £10 million.
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A U.S.-based MNC with exposure to the Swedish krona could best cross-hedge with
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Your firm is an Italian exporter of bicycles.You have sold an order to a British firm for £1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment from the customer (in pounds sterling)is due in 12 months.Detail a strategy using futures contracts that will hedge your exchange rate risk.Have an estimate of how many contracts of what type and maturity. U.S. $ equiv. Currency per U.S. $ Contract Size Country Tuesday Monday Tuesday Monday £ 10,000 Britain (pound) $ 1.9600 $ 1.9400 £ 0.5102 £ 0.5155 1 months forward $ 1.9700 $ 1.9500 £ 0.5076 £ 0.5128 3 months forward $ 1.9800 $ 1.9600 £ 0.5051 £ 0.5102 6 months forward $ 1.9900 $ 1.9700 £ 0.5025 £ 0.5076 12 months forward $ 2.0000 $ 1.9800 £ 0.5000 £ 0.5051 € 10,000 Euro $ 1.5600 $ 1.5400 € 0.6410 € 0.6494 1 months forward $ 1.5700 $ 1.5500 € 0.6369 € 0.6452 3 months forward $ 1.5800 $ 1.5600 € 0.6329 € 0.6410 6 months forward $ 1.5900 $ 1.5700 € 0.6289 € 0.6369 12 months forward $ 1.6000 $ 1.5800 € 0.6250 € 0.6329 SFr. 10,000 Swiss franc $ 0.9200 $ 0.9000 SFr. 1.0870 SFr. 1.1111 1 months forward $ 0.9400 $ 0.9200 SFr. 1.0638 SFr. 1.0870 3 months forward $ 0.9600 $ 0.9400 SFr. 1.0417 SFr. 1.0638 6 months forward $ 0.9800 $ 0.9600 SFr. 1.0204 SFr. 1.0417 12 months forward $ 1.0000 $ 0.9800 SFr. 1.0000 SFr. 1.0204
| U.S. $ equiv. | Currency per U.S. $ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract Size | Country | Tuesday | Monday | Tuesday | Monday |
| £ 10,000 | Britain (pound) | $ 1.9600 | $ 1.9400 | £ 0.5102 | £ 0.5155 |
| 1 months forward | $ 1.9700 | $ 1.9500 | £ 0.5076 | £ 0.5128 | |
| 3 months forward | $ 1.9800 | $ 1.9600 | £ 0.5051 | £ 0.5102 | |
| 6 months forward | $ 1.9900 | $ 1.9700 | £ 0.5025 | £ 0.5076 | |
| 12 months forward | $ 2.0000 | $ 1.9800 | £ 0.5000 | £ 0.5051 | |
| € 10,000 | Euro | $ 1.5600 | $ 1.5400 | € 0.6410 | € 0.6494 |
| 1 months forward | $ 1.5700 | $ 1.5500 | € 0.6369 | € 0.6452 | |
| 3 months forward | $ 1.5800 | $ 1.5600 | € 0.6329 | € 0.6410 | |
| 6 months forward | $ 1.5900 | $ 1.5700 | € 0.6289 | € 0.6369 | |
| 12 months forward | $ 1.6000 | $ 1.5800 | € 0.6250 | € 0.6329 | |
| SFr. 10,000 | Swiss franc | $ 0.9200 | $ 0.9000 | SFr. 1.0870 | SFr. 1.1111 |
| 1 months forward | $ 0.9400 | $ 0.9200 | SFr. 1.0638 | SFr. 1.0870 | |
| 3 months forward | $ 0.9600 | $ 0.9400 | SFr. 1.0417 | SFr. 1.0638 | |
| 6 months forward | $ 0.9800 | $ 0.9600 | SFr. 1.0204 | SFr. 1.0417 | |
| 12 months forward | $ 1.0000 | $ 0.9800 | SFr. 1.0000 | SFr. 1.0204 | |
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Suppose that the exchange rate is €1.25 = £1.00.Options (calls and puts)are available on the Philadelphia exchange in units of €10,000 with strike prices of $1.60/€1.00.Options (calls and puts)are available on the Philadelphia exchange in units of £10,000 with strike prices of $2.00/£1.00.For a U.S.firm to hedge a €100,000 payable,
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Suppose that the exchange rate is €1.25 = £1.00.Options (calls and puts)are available on the London exchange in units of €10,000 with strike prices of £0.80 = €1.00.Options (calls and puts)are available on the Frankfurt exchange in units of £10,000 with strike prices of €1.25 = £1.00.For a U.K.firm to hedge a €100,000 payable,
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Your firm is an Italian importer of bicycles.You have placed an order with a Swiss firm for SFr.2,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment (in francs)is due in 12 months.Use a money market hedge to redenominate this one-year franc denominated payable into a euro-denominated payable with a one-year maturity. Contract Size Country U.S. $ equiv. Currency per U.S. $ interest rates APR £ 10,000 Britain (pound) 1.9600 £ 0.5102 12 months forward 2.0000 £ 0.5000 € 10,000 Euro 1.5600 € 0.6410 i$ = 1% 12 months forward 1.6000 € 0.6250 i€ = 2% SFr. 10,000 Swiss franc 0.9200 SFr. 1.0870 i£ = 3% 12 months forward 1.0000 SFr. 1.0000 iSFr. = 4 4%
The following were computed without rounding.Select the answer closest to yours.
| Contract Size | Country | U.S. $ equiv. | Currency per U.S. $ | interest rates | APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ 10,000 | Britain (pound) | 1.9600 | £ 0.5102 | ||
| 12 months forward | 2.0000 | £ 0.5000 | |||
| € 10,000 | Euro | 1.5600 | € 0.6410 | i$ = | 1% |
| 12 months forward | 1.6000 | € 0.6250 | i€ = | 2% | |
| SFr. 10,000 | Swiss franc | 0.9200 | SFr. 1.0870 | i£ = | 3% |
| 12 months forward | 1.0000 | SFr. 1.0000 | iSFr. = 4 | 4% |
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The sensitivity of "realized" domestic currency values of the firm's contractual cash flows denominated in foreign currency to unexpected changes in the exchange rate is
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A Japanese exporter has a €1,000,000 receivable due in one year.Detail a strategy using options that will eliminate exchange rate risk. Listed Options Strike Puts Calls Euro62,500 \ 1.25=1.0C \ 0.0075 per \ 0.0 Yen?12,500,000 \ 1.00=¥10C \ 0.0075 per ¥100 0.01
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A Japanese importer has a $1,250,000 payable due in one year. Bpot excharge rates 1-year Forward Rates Contract size \ 1.00=¥100 \ 1.00=¥120 ¥12,500,000 Detail a strategy using forward contracts that will hedge his exchange rate risk.
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XYZ Corporation,located in the United States,has an accounts payable obligation of ¥750 million payable in one year to a bank in Tokyo.Which of the following is not part of a money market hedge?
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Your firm is a Swiss importer of bicycles.You have placed an order with a British firm for £1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment (in pounds sterling)is due in 12 months.Detail a strategy using futures contracts that will hedge your exchange rate risk.Have an estimate of how many contracts of what type and maturity. U.S. $ equiv. Currency per U.S. $ Contract Size Country Tuesday Monday Tuesday Monday £ 10,000 Britain (pound) $ 1.9600 $ 1.9400 £ 0.5102 £ 0.5155 1 months forward $ 1.9700 $ 1.9500 £ 0.5076 £ 0.5128 3 months forward $ 1.9800 $ 1.9600 £ 0.5051 £ 0.5102 6 months forward $ 1.9900 $ 1.9700 £ 0.5025 £ 0.5076 12 months forward $ 2.0000 $ 1.9800 £ 0.5000 £ 0.5051 € 10,000 Euro $ 1.5600 $ 1.5400 € 0.6410 € 0.6494 1 months forward $ 1.5700 $ 1.5500 € 0.6369 € 0.6452 3 months forward $ 1.5800 $ 1.5600 € 0.6329 € 0.6410 6 months forward $ 1.5900 $ 1.5700 € 0.6289 € 0.6369 12 months forward $ 1.6000 $ 1.5800 € 0.6250 € 0.6329 SFr. 10,000 Swiss franc $ 0.9200 $ 0.9000 SFr. 1.0870 SFr. 1.1111 1 months forward $ 0.9400 $ 0.9200 SFr. 1.0638 SFr. 1.0870 3 months forward $ 0.9600 $ 0.9400 SFr. 1.0417 SFr. 1.0638 6 months forward $ 0.9800 $ 0.9600 SFr. 1.0204 SFr. 1.0417 12 months forward $ 1.0000 $ 0.9800 SFr. 1.0000 SFr. 1.0204
| U.S. $ equiv. | Currency per U.S. $ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract Size | Country | Tuesday | Monday | Tuesday | Monday |
| £ 10,000 | Britain (pound) | $ 1.9600 | $ 1.9400 | £ 0.5102 | £ 0.5155 |
| 1 months forward | $ 1.9700 | $ 1.9500 | £ 0.5076 | £ 0.5128 | |
| 3 months forward | $ 1.9800 | $ 1.9600 | £ 0.5051 | £ 0.5102 | |
| 6 months forward | $ 1.9900 | $ 1.9700 | £ 0.5025 | £ 0.5076 | |
| 12 months forward | $ 2.0000 | $ 1.9800 | £ 0.5000 | £ 0.5051 | |
| € 10,000 | Euro | $ 1.5600 | $ 1.5400 | € 0.6410 | € 0.6494 |
| 1 months forward | $ 1.5700 | $ 1.5500 | € 0.6369 | € 0.6452 | |
| 3 months forward | $ 1.5800 | $ 1.5600 | € 0.6329 | € 0.6410 | |
| 6 months forward | $ 1.5900 | $ 1.5700 | € 0.6289 | € 0.6369 | |
| 12 months forward | $ 1.6000 | $ 1.5800 | € 0.6250 | € 0.6329 | |
| SFr. 10,000 | Swiss franc | $ 0.9200 | $ 0.9000 | SFr. 1.0870 | SFr. 1.1111 |
| 1 months forward | $ 0.9400 | $ 0.9200 | SFr. 1.0638 | SFr. 1.0870 | |
| 3 months forward | $ 0.9600 | $ 0.9400 | SFr. 1.0417 | SFr. 1.0638 | |
| 6 months forward | $ 0.9800 | $ 0.9600 | SFr. 1.0204 | SFr. 1.0417 | |
| 12 months forward | $ 1.0000 | $ 0.9800 | SFr. 1.0000 | SFr. 1.0204 | |
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The current exchange rate is €1.25 = £1.00 and a British firm offers a French customer the choice of paying a £10,000 bill due in 90 days with either £10,000 or €12,500.
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Your firm is an Italian importer of British bicycles.You have placed an order with a British firm for £1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment (in pounds sterling)is due in 12 months.Use a money market hedge to redenominate this one-year receivable into a euro-denominated receivable with a one-year maturity. Contract Size Country U.S. $ equiv. Currency per U.S. $ interest rates APR £ 10,000 Britain (pound) 1.9600 £ 0.5102 12 months forward 2.0000 £ 0.5000 € 10,000 Euro 1.5600 € 0.6410 i$ = 1% 12 months forward 1.6000 € 0.6250 i€ = 2% SFr. 10,000 Swiss franc 0.9200 SFr. 1.0870 i£ = 3% 12 months forward 1.0000 SFr. 1.0000 iSFr. = 4 4%
The following were computed without rounding.Select the answer closest to yours.
| Contract Size | Country | U.S. $ equiv. | Currency per U.S. $ | interest rates | APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ 10,000 | Britain (pound) | 1.9600 | £ 0.5102 | ||
| 12 months forward | 2.0000 | £ 0.5000 | |||
| € 10,000 | Euro | 1.5600 | € 0.6410 | i$ = | 1% |
| 12 months forward | 1.6000 | € 0.6250 | i€ = | 2% | |
| SFr. 10,000 | Swiss franc | 0.9200 | SFr. 1.0870 | i£ = | 3% |
| 12 months forward | 1.0000 | SFr. 1.0000 | iSFr. = 4 | 4% |
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Your firm has a British customer that is willing to place a $1 million order (with payment due in 6 months),but insists upon paying in pounds instead of dollars.
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Your firm is a U.K.-based exporter of British bicycles.You have sold an order to an American firm for $1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment from the American firm (in U.S.dollars)is due in six months.Detail a strategy using futures contracts that will hedge your exchange rate risk. Country U.S.\ equiv. Currency per U.S.\ Tuesday Monday Tuesday Monday Britain(pound) ?62,500 1.8000 1.8100 0.5556 0.5525 1 Month Forward 1.8100 1.8300 0.5525 0.5464 3 Months Forward 1.8300 1.8600 0.5464 0.5376 6 Months Forward 1.8600 1.8200 0.5376 0.5495 12 Months Forward 1.8200 1.8000 0.5495 0.5556
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Your firm is a U.K.-based exporter of bicycles.You have sold an order to a French firm for €1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment from the French firm (in euro)is due in 12 months.Use a money market hedge to redenominated this one-year receivable into a pound-denominated receivable with a one-year maturity. Contract Size Country U.S. $ equiv. Currency per U.S. $ interest rates APR £ 10,000 Britain (pound) 1.9600 £ 0.5102 12 months forward 2.0000 £ 0.5000 € 10,000 Euro 1.5600 € 0.6410 i$ = 1% 12 months forward 1.6000 € 0.6250 i€ = 2% SFr. 10,000 Swiss franc 0.9200 SFr. 1.0870 i£ = 3% 12 months forward 1.0000 SFr. 1.0000 iSFr. = 4 4%
The following were computed without rounding.Select the answer closest to yours.
| Contract Size | Country | U.S. $ equiv. | Currency per U.S. $ | interest rates | APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ 10,000 | Britain (pound) | 1.9600 | £ 0.5102 | ||
| 12 months forward | 2.0000 | £ 0.5000 | |||
| € 10,000 | Euro | 1.5600 | € 0.6410 | i$ = | 1% |
| 12 months forward | 1.6000 | € 0.6250 | i€ = | 2% | |
| SFr. 10,000 | Swiss franc | 0.9200 | SFr. 1.0870 | i£ = | 3% |
| 12 months forward | 1.0000 | SFr. 1.0000 | iSFr. = 4 | 4% |
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