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Financial Risk:
An increase in shareholder/equity holders’ risk over the
firm’s basic business risk, resulting from the use of debt
(financial leverage or gearing).
In the Future market, the opening contract (buy/sell) is eventually cancelled by an
opposing contract (sell/buy).
Future Market
(Financial Institution)
Forwards and Futures are obligatory contract, and they reduce both the
Risk and Opportunity.
Exercise Price or Strike Price: The price that must be paid for when an option is
exercised.
In the money: An option is said to be in the money when, if it is exercised today,
a profit would be made.
At the money: An option is said to be at the money if the exercise price equals
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Option Premium:
Option writer takes all the risks of an option contract in exchange of
Premium. It is similar to ‘Insurance premium’ in an Insurance
contract.
Panda negotiates the loan with the bank on 30 June and close out the hedge.
What will be the outcome of the hedge and the effective loan rate if prices
on 12 June are as follows:
Closing prices Case – 1 Case – 2
Spot price 7.4% 5.1%
Futures price 92.31 94.75
Relevant FRA Rate on 1 May is 6.75-6.70
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Calls Puts
Strike Price
June Sept Dec June Sept Dec
(100-6.75)
Future Price N/A = Tk 93.25
N/A
(100-6.75)
Strike Price N/A N/A = Tk 93.25
(4,000,000/500,000)x(9/3) 4,000,000/500,000)x(9/3)
How many N/A =24 Contracts =24 Contracts
Case – 1 Case – 2
A. Payment on underlying loan:
4,000,000 x 7.4% x 9/12 Tk (222,000) -
4,000,000 x 5.1% x 9/12 - Tk (153,000)
C. Net Payment:
A+B Tk 202,500 Tk 202,500
Net outcome:
A+B Tk (193,800) Tk (198,000)
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Option Contracts
Case – 1 Case – 2
A. Interest Rate Market outcome:
4,000,000 x 7.4% x 9/12Tk (222,000) -
4,000,000 x 5.1% x 9/12 - Tk (153,000)
Net outcome:
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Effective Interest Rate:
Case – 1 Case - 2
Future Market:
193,800/4,000,000 x 12/9 6.46% -
198,000/4,000,000 x 12/9 - 6.60%
Option Market:
198,000/4,000,000 x 12/9 6.60% -
157,200/4,000,000 x 12/9 - 5.24%
Translation Risk
This is the risk that the organization will make losses when the
accounting results of its foreign branches or subsidiaries are
translated into the home currency.
Economic Risk
Effect of exchange rate movements on the international
competitiveness of a company.
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Exchange rate risk reduction methods
Direct methods
Mechanism within the financial market.
Indirect methods
Using Hedging tools or Derivatives.
Bilateral netting:
Each two or more foreign subsidiaries of an MNC can offset their reciprocal receipts and payments. So
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netting means offsetting intercompany balances of related parties.
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Indirect Method
Derivatives:
Forwards, Futures, Option, Swap etc.
Interest Rates
US Dollar ($) Sterling (£)
Deposit rate Borrowing rate Deposit rate Borrowing rate
1 month 7.00% 10.25% 10.75% 14.00%
3 months 7.00% 10.75% 11.00% 14.25%
Problem contd….
Quote for September and December futures are $1.54/Tk and $1.55/Tk respectively with a
standard contract size of £62,500.
Prices on 01 July for Sterling traded currency options on Philadelphia Stock exchange are in
the following table:
Sterling £31,250 contracts (cents per £)
Calls Puts
Strike Price
$/£ Sep’16 Dec’16 Mar’17 Sep’16 Dec’16 Mar’17
1.50 5.55 7.95 11.35 0.42 1.95 7.05
1.55 2.75 3.85 5.65 4.15 6.30 14.15
1.60 0.25 1.00 1.50 9.40 11.20 20.30
Requirement: Evaluate the results of different hedging methods with an option exercise price
of $1.55. Which is the cheapest alternative for Stark?
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Solution
Target receipt is 3,750,000 X 1.5404 = $5,776,500.
Future Contract
Case – 1 Case – 2
A. Currency market outcome
£3,750,000 X 1.48 $5,550,000
£3,750,000 X 1.57 $5,887,500
Net outcome:
A+B $5,780,625 $5,773,125
Option Contracts
Case – 1 Case – 2
A. Currency Market outcome:
£3,750,000 X 1.48 $5,550,000
£3,750,000 X 1.57 $5,887,500
Net outcome:
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A + B + C $5,656,875 $5,731,875
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Money Market Hedge
Today (01 July) September
Deposit Receive
Compound @ 7.00%
$5,577,927 $5,675,540
*$5,577,927 x (1+i)
=$5,577,927 x (1+0.07/4)
=$5,577,927 x 1.0175
Requirement:
Construct a forex (FX) swap that will help to hedge the exchange
rate risk. Should El Dorado hedge the exposure using the swap or
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Answer:
Construction of FX swap:
Swap pounds today at an agreed swap rate for the
rupees required to make the initial investment.
Do nothing
Year 0 Year 1
Buy 500m rupees (Spot rate = 100) (5.00)
Sell 900m rupees at 180/£ 5.00
Interest on sterling loan (£5m x 8%) (0.40)
(5.00) 4.60
Net outcome is a net payment of £0.40m
El Dorado should hedge the exposure using the swap. Prepared by: Asif Md. Tanvir Hossain ACA
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You
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