Question: A US multinational is expecting a payment from Cayman Islands in one year. The amount is KYD 1,000,000 in Cayman Island dollars. a. The expected
| A US multinational is expecting a payment from Cayman Islands in one year. The amount is KYD 1,000,000 in Cayman Island dollars. | ||||||
| a. The expected spot prices to prevail at the end of the year range from $1.14 to $1.26. The following information is available: | ||||||
| 1. Spot rate | $1.20/KYD | |||||
| 2. 6-month forward rate | $1.15/KYD | |||||
| 3. Interest rate in US | 2.00% | |||||
| 4. Interest rate Cayman Islands | 9.00% | |||||
| 5. Call option premium | $0.12 | per US dollar | E=$1.20 | |||
| Put Option premium | $0.14 | per US dollar | E=$1.20 | |||
| Premium is to be based on foreign currency expressed in US dollars. | ||||||
| Show how the company can hedge using the forward hedge, money market hedge and options hedge. Which hedge would you recommend? | ||||||
| b. | ||||||
| A company has bid for a large project in Germany. The results will be announced in 3 months. | ||||||
| If it wins the contract, it is expected to make a performance payment of $50 million to the German government. The spot rate for the Euro is $0.80/. | ||||||
| 1. Should the company be worried about the dollar appreciating or depreciating? | ||||||
| 2. How can the company hedge the payment using options? | ||||||
| 3. Show the expected payoffs if the Euro is $0.90/ and $0.70/ at the end of the three months. Ignore premiums. | ||||||
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