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Struggling with Foreign currency risk pls help

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • December 2, 2014 at 4:04 pm #216087
    Avataralua
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    Q1 Current spot rate for the Dollar/Euro = $/€ 2.000 +/- 0.003. Dollar quoted at 0.2c premium for forward rate. What will a $2,000 receipt be translated to at the forward rate? Answer: €999.50

    Q2 A US co. owes a European co. €3.5m due in 3months. Spot rate $1.96-$2:€1 Annual int rates: US 8% borrowing, 3% Deposit.
    Europe 5% borrowing, 1% Deposit

    What will be equivalent US $ value of payment using money market hedge? Answer: $7,122,195

    Q3 Current spot rate for the $ to the € is $2:€1. Annual int rates are 8% in US and 4% in Europe.
    What is the 3 months forward rate likely to be?
    Answer: $2.0198:€1

    Thank you!

    December 3, 2014 at 7:42 am #216646
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    Question1:

    The spot rate is 1.997 – 2.003
    The forward rate therefore is 1.995 – 2.001

    If we convert the receive of $2000 at the forward rate we get 2000/2.001 = 999.50

    December 3, 2014 at 7:47 am #216647
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    Question2:

    To answer this would mean me typing out the whole lecture on money market hedging. You will have to watch the free lecture on this.

    December 3, 2014 at 7:49 am #216650
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    Question 3:

    We need to use the interest rate parity formula from the formula sheet.

    The US 3 month interest is 8 x 3/12 = 2%
    The Europe 3 month interest rate is 4 x 3/12 = 1%

    So the forward rate is 2 x 1.02/1.01 = 2.0198

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