Today thyssenkrupp, a German multinational, received an order from an American customer for an amount of...

 

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Today thyssenkrupp, a German multinational, received an order from an American customer for an amount of € 25,000,000. The goods will be shipped in one month. The invoice amount will be in US dollar at today's spot rate, as agreed with the customer. The payment term is 30 days after the invoice date. The invoice date is the date of shipment. The sales department informs the treasury of this transaction and the treasurer hedges the exposure with a forward exchange contract which is the company's standard policy regarding foreign currency risk (a month has 30 days). For EUR 25,000,000 the following rates are quoted by thyssenkrupp's bank, the Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt: Spot EUR/USD 1.1920/40 Forward points 10/15 for 1 month 19/26 for 2 months 31/37 for 3 months Today thyssenkrupp, a German multinational, received an order from an American customer for an amount of € 25,000,000. The goods will be shipped in one month. The invoice amount will be in US dollar at today's spot rate, as agreed with the customer. The payment term is 30 days after the invoice date. The invoice date is the date of shipment. The sales department informs the treasury of this transaction and the treasurer hedges the exposure with a forward exchange contract which is the company's standard policy regarding foreign currency risk (a month has 30 days). For EUR 25,000,000 the following rates are quoted by thyssenkrupp's bank, the Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt: Spot EUR/USD 1.1920/40 Forward points 10/15 for 1 month 19/26 for 2 months 31/37 for 3 months

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