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SUGGESTEDANSWERSANDSOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTERQUESTIONSANDPROBLEMS
QUESTIONS
1.Howwouldyoudefinetransactionexposure?
Howisitdifferentfromeconomicexposure?
Answer:
Transactionexposureisthesensitivityofrealizeddomesticcurrencyvaluesofthefirm’scontractualcashflowsdenominatedinforeigncurrenciestounexpectedchangesinexchangerates.Unlikeeconomicexposure,transactionexposureiswell-definedandshort-term.
2.Discussandcomparehedgingtransactionexposureusingtheforwardcontractvs.moneymarketinstruments.Whendothealternativehedgingapproachesproducethesameresult?
Hedgingtransactionexposurebyaforwardcontractisachievedbysellingorbuyingforeigncurrencyreceivablesorpayablesforward.Ontheotherhand,moneymarkethedgeisachievedbyborrowingorlendingthepresentvalueofforeigncurrencyreceivablesorpayables,therebycreatingoffsettingforeigncurrencypositions.Iftheinterestrateparityisholding,thetwohedgingmethodsareequivalent.
3.Discussandcomparethecostsofhedgingviatheforwardcontractandtheoptionscontract.
Thereisnoup-frontcostofhedgingbyforwardcontracts.Inthecaseofoptionshedging,however,hedgersshouldpaythepremiumsforthecontractsup-front.Thecostofforwardhedging,however,mayberealizedexpostwhenthehedgerregretshis/herhedgingdecision.
4.Whataretheadvantagesofacurrencyoptionscontractasahedgingtoolcomparedwiththeforwardcontract?
Themainadvantageofusingoptionscontractsforhedgingisthatthehedgercandecidewhethertoexerciseoptionsuponobservingtherealizedfutureexchangerate.Optionsthusprovideahedgeagainstexpostregretthatforwardhedgermighthavetosuffer.Hedgerscanonlyeliminatethedownsideriskwhileretainingtheupsidepotential.
5.SupposeyourcompanyhaspurchasedaputoptionontheGermanmarktomanageexchangeexposureassociatedwithanaccountreceivabledenominatedinthatcurrency.Inthiscase,yourcompanycanbesaidtohavean‘insurance’policyonitsreceivable.Explaininwhatsensethisisso.
Yourcompanyinthiscaseknowsinadvancethatitwillreceiveacertainminimumdollaramountnomatterwhatmighthappentothe$/€exchangerate.Furthermore,iftheGermanmarkappreciates,yourcompanywillbenefitfromtherisingeuro.
6.RecentsurveysofcorporateexchangeriskmanagementpracticesindicatethatmanyU.S.firmssimplydonothedge.Howwouldyouexplainthisresult?
Therecanbemanypossiblereasonsforthis.First,manyfirmsmayfeelthattheyarenotreallyexposedtoexchangeriskduetoproductdiversification,diversifiedmarketsfortheirproducts,etc.Second,firmsmaybeusingself-insuranceagainstexchangerisk.Third,firmsmayfeelthatshareholderscandiversifyexchangeriskthemselves,renderingcorporateriskmanagementunnecessary.
7.Shouldafirmhedge?
Whyorwhynot?
Inaperfectcapitalmarket,firmsmaynotneedtohedgeexchangerisk.Butfirmscanaddtotheirvaluebyhedgingifmarketsareimperfect.First,ifmanagementknowsaboutthefirm’sexposurebetterthanshareholders,thefirm,notitsshareholders,shouldhedge.Second,firmsmaybeabletohedgeatalowercost.Third,ifdefaultcostsaresignificant,corporatehedgingcanbejustifiablebecauseitreducestheprobabilityofdefault.Fourth,ifthefirmfacesprogressivetaxes,itcanreducetaxobligationsbyhedgingwhichstabilizescorporateearnings.
8.Usinganexample,discussthepossibleeffectofhedgingonafirm’staxobligations.
Onecanuseanexamplesimilartotheonepresentedinthechapter.
9.Explaincontingentexposureanddiscusstheadvantagesofusingcurrencyoptionstomanagethistypeofcurrencyexposure.
Companiesmayencounterasituationwheretheymayormaynotfacecurrencyexposure.Inthissituation,companiesneedoptions,notobligations,tobuyorsellagivenamountofforeignexchangetheymayormaynotreceiveorhavetopay.Ifcompanieseitherhedgeusingforwardcontractsordonothedgeatall,theymayfacedefinitecurrencyexposure.
10.Explaincross-hedginganddiscussthefactorsdeterminingitseffectiveness.
Cross-hedginginvolveshedgingapositioninoneassetbytakingapositioninanotherasset.Theeffectivenessofcross-hedgingwoulddependonthestrengthandstabilityoftherelationshipbetweenthetwoassets.
PROBLEMS
1.CrayResearchsoldasupercomputertotheMaxPlanckInstituteinGermanyoncreditandinvoiced€10millionpayableinsixmonths.Currently,thesix-monthforwardexchangerateis$1.10/€andtheforeignexchangeadvisorforCrayResearchpredictsthatthespotrateislikelytobe$1.05/€insixmonths.
(a)Whatistheexpectedgain/loss
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