Exam 8: Management of Transaction Exposure

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Your firm is a Swiss 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.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

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Your firm is a U.K.-based exporter of bicycles.You have sold an order to a Swiss firm for SFr.1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment from the Swiss firm (in Swiss francs)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

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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.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

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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.Use a money market hedge to redenominate this one-year pound denominated payable into a Swiss franc-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.

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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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When cross-hedging,

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Your firm has a British customer that is willing to place a $1 million order,but wants to pay in pounds instead of dollars.The spot exchange rate is $1.85 = £1.00 and the one-year forward rate is $1.90 = £1.00.The lead time on the order is such that payment is due in one year.What is the fairest exchange rate to use?

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A CFO should be least worried about

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Your firm is a U.K.-based exporter of bicycles.You have sold an order to a Swiss firm for SFr.1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment from the Swiss firm (in Swiss francs)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.

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An exporter can share exchange rate risk with their customers by

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To hedge a foreign currency receivable,

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If default costs are significant,

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To find the swap rate for a 3-year swap,you would

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Your firm is a Swiss 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 redenominate this one-year receivable into a Swiss franc-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.

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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.The current spot rate is ¥116/$1.00 and the one year forward rate is ¥109/$1.00.The annual interest rate is 3 percent in Japan and 6 percent in the United States.XYZ can also buy a one-year call option on yen at the strike price of $0.0086 per yen for a premium of 0.012 cent per yen.Assume that the forward rate is the best predictor of the future spot rate.The future dollar cost of meeting this obligation using the option hedge is

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A Japanese exporter has a €1,000,000 receivable due in one year.Detail a strategy using a money market hedge that will eliminate any exchange rate risk. 1 -year rates of interest Borrowing Lending Dollar 4.5\% 4.00\% Euro 6.009 5.25\% Yen 1.00\% 0.75\% Spot exchange rates 1-year Forward Rates \ 1.25=1.0C \ 1.2262=1.00 \ 1.00=¥10C \ 1.03=¥100

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Your firm is an Italian 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

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Your U.S.firm has a £100,000 payable with a 3-month maturity.Which of the following will hedge your liability?

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Your firm is a Swiss importer of bicycles.You have placed an order with an Italian firm for €1,000,000 worth of bicycles.Payment (in euro)is due in 12 months.Use a money market hedge to redenominate this one-year receivable into a Swiss franc-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.

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A stock market investor would pay attention to

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