On October 1, a Swiss investor decides to hedge a U.S. portfolio worth $10 million against exchange
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a. Reflecting this delta, how many Swiss franc calls should the investor buy to hedge (not insure) the U.S. portfolio against the SFr/$ currency risk (dynamic or delta hedge)?
A few days later, the U.S. dollar has dropped to SFr2.439/$, or $0.41/SFr, and the dollar value of the portfolio has remained unchanged at $10 million. The November 40 Swiss franc call is now worth $0,016 per Swiss franc and has a delta estimated at 0.7.
b. What is the result of the hedge?
c. How should the hedge be adjusted?
Strike Price
In finance, the strike price of an option is the fixed price at which the owner of the option can buy, or sell, the underlying security or commodity. Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars... Portfolio
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