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purchaseCanadiandollarfuturescontracts.
c.
purchaseCanadiandollarputoptions.
d.
purchaseCanadiandollarcalloptions.
ANS:
CPTS:
1
2.Graylon,Inc.,basedinWashington,exportsproductstoaGermanfirmandwillreceivepaymentof€200,000inthreemonths.OnJune1,thespotrateoftheeurowas$1.12,andthe3-monthforwardratewas$1.10.OnJune1,Graylonnegotiatedaforwardcontractwithabanktosell€200,000forwardinthreemonths.ThespotrateoftheeuroonSeptember1is$1.15.Graylonwillreceive$____fortheeuros.
224,000
220,000
200,000
230,000
B
SOLUTION:
€200,000$1.10=$220,000
PTS:
3.Theone-yearforwardrateoftheBritishpoundisquotedat$1.60,andthespotrateoftheBritishpoundisquotedat$1.63.Theforward____is____percent.
discount;
1.9
1.8
premium;
(F/S)−1=($1.60/$1.63)−1=−1.8percent.
4.The90-dayforwardratefortheeurois$1.07,whilethecurrentspotrateoftheeurois$1.05.Whatistheannualizedforwardpremiumordiscountoftheeuro?
1.9percentdiscount.
1.9percentpremium.
7.6percentpremium.
7.6percentdiscount.
C
[(F/S)−1]360/90=7.6percent.
5.Thornton,Inc.needstoinvestfivemillionNepaleserupeesinitsNepalesesubsidiarytosupportlocaloperations.Thorntonwouldlikeitssubsidiarytorepaytherupeesinoneyear.Thorntonwouldliketoengageinaswaptransaction.Thus,Thorntonwould:
converttherupeestodollarsinthespotmarkettodayandconvertrupeestodollarsinoneyearattoday'
sforwardrate.
convertthedollarstorupeesinthespotmarkettodayandconvertdollarstorupeesinoneyearattheprevailingspotrate.
convertthedollarstorupeesinthespotmarkettodayandconvertrupeestodollarsinoneyearattoday'
convertthedollarstorupeesinthespotmarkettodayandconvertrupeestodollarsinoneyearattheprevailingspotrate.
6.IntheU.S.,thetypicalcurrencyfuturescontractisbasedonacurrencyvalueintermsof:
euros.
U.S.dollars.
Britishpounds.
Canadiandollars.
BPTS:
7.Currencyfuturescontractssoldonanexchange:
containamitmenttotheowner,andarestandardized.
containamitmenttotheowner,andcanbetailoredtothedesireoftheowner.
containarightbutnotamitmenttotheowner,andcanbetailoredtothedesireoftheowner.
containarightbutnotamitmenttotheowner,andarestandardized.
APTS:
8.Currencyoptionssoldthroughanoptionsexchange:
DPTS:
9.Currencyoptionsaremonlytradedthroughthe____system.
robot
Euro
GLOBEX
Scope
10.Forwardcontracts:
11.WhichofthefollowingisthemostlikelystrategyforaU.S.firmthatwillbereceivingSwissfrancsinthefutureanddesirestoavoidexchangeraterisk(assumethefirmhasnooffsettingpositioninfrancs)?
purchaseacalloptiononfrancs.
sellafuturescontractonfrancs.
obtainaforwardcontracttopurchasefrancsforward.
alloftheaboveareappropriatestrategiesforthescenariodescribed.
12.WhichofthefollowingisthemostunlikelystrategyforaU.S.firmthatwillbepurchasingSwissfrancsinthefutureanddesirestoavoidexchangeraterisk(assumethefirmhasnooffsettingpositioninfrancs)?
13.Ifyourfirme