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Polytot June 04 (exchange rate)

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AFM Exams › Polytot June 04 (exchange rate)

  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • October 17, 2016 at 5:38 am #343793
    cyh
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    Hi Sir, in the question (a) regarding the future hedging part, can we just ignored the “lock-in-rate) part.

    We assumed that in 1 November , spot rate is 1.5374 (get from forward market), future rate is 1.5296 (after calculate the basis risk), then follow whatever u teach in your lecturer video.

    and can we ignore the over/under hedge on forward market too?

    October 17, 2016 at 8:48 am #344008
    John Moffat
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    You can’t assume that the forward rate will also be the spot rate (although if you did this you would not lose many marks).

    The under/over hedge calculation is not so important, but it is a good thing to mention even if you do not do any calculations for it.

    October 17, 2016 at 9:08 am #344046
    cyh
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    can we just ignored the “lock-in-rate” part?

    i dunno what is the useful of lock in rate in this part answer

    October 17, 2016 at 1:24 pm #344244
    John Moffat
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    No – you can’t ignore the lock-in rate. Using futures is one of the most important ways of hedging the risk, and you need the lock-in rate.

    My lectures on lock-in rates will help you understand them.

    October 17, 2016 at 2:44 pm #344305
    cyh
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    when we calculate the number of contract , why we need to use 4124236 / lock in rate 1.5353 / 62500, why not like normal 4123236 / future price 1.5275 / 62500? (i refer to bpp answer , i can’t find the original acca answer from google)

    i watched your lecturer video lock in rate, it mentioned it is effective fixed exchange rate on the date of transaction but i still confused the purpose of lock in rate in this question.

    October 18, 2016 at 7:59 am #344542
    John Moffat
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    There are arguments for using either rate in calculating the number of contracts, and you would get the marks for using either.

    The lock-in rate is used to calculate the effective result of using futures (i.e. the net result of converting at whatever the spot turns out to be together with the profit or loss on the futures deal).

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