when doing question of risk management,we must be familiar with exchange rate,especially so called money market hedge methods.eg.1£=1.55±0.02$.this confuse me as i really wanna know when we use “+” and when we should use “-” when converting the currency?anybody will help me,plz!
Hi, in the real world ex rates are quoted as a range, e.g 1.9854 +/- 0.0003. This can be interpreted as 1.9851 to 1.9857. The correct rate depends on upon wheter you are translating a cost (1.9851) or revenue (1.9857) Hope this helps 🙂