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Future contracts confusion

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 1 year ago by LMR1006.
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  • November 17, 2023 at 7:14 am #694996
    whydoyoucare
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    Edwen Co is considering a currency futures contract. Which of the following statements about currency futures contracts are true?
    1 The contracts can be tailored to the user’s exact requirements.
    2 The exact date of receipt or payment of the currency does not have to be known.
    3 Transaction costs are generally higher than other hedging methods.
    A.1 and 2 only
    B.1 and 3 only
    C.2 only
    D.3 only
    HERE THE ANSWER Is C, this means there’s no fixed duration/date in futures? But acca technical article says futures are for fixed duration

    Also here in this question
    Which THREE of the following are reasons why futures are not always a perfet hedge?
    A Futures contracts are in standard sizes which may not coincide with how much
    H Company wants to borrow
    B Futures have standardised contract dates, which may not coincide with when Company wants to take out the loan
    C Basis risk
    D Interest rates are hard to predict

    A,B,C are correct. In the above question it was said exact date of receipt or payment Dosen’t have to be known but in B option of second question it says futures have standardised contract dates. I’m very confused if they have fixed dates or not? And what’s the difference in these two statements?

    November 17, 2023 at 4:12 pm #695019
    LMR1006
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    The exact date of receipt or payment of the currency does not have to be known when entering into a currency futures contract.
    The contract specifies a predetermined price and date in the future for the purchase or sale of a specific amount of currency.
    This allows users to hedge against currency risk without needing to know the exact timing of their future currency transactions.

    November 17, 2023 at 6:53 pm #695023
    whydoyoucare
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    The statements seem contradictory…
    The exact time of receipt or payment Dosen’t have to be known v/s the contract speicifies predetermined date in future for purchase or sale.
    I don’t understand

    November 17, 2023 at 7:29 pm #695025
    LMR1006
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    My answer above explains futures
    Some questions seem confusing, contradictory, difficult, some are clear and concise.
    It depends on the writer
    My recommendation is to follow the explanation I have already given you.

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