=F3 USD/HKD = 0.1250 20 P Task 3 You work for Hong Kong Telecom and are considering ways to hedge a 10 million GBP cash inflow to be received in three months. The current spot rate is equal to the three-month forward exchange rate at S. GBP HKD GBP HKD = 0.1000 GBP/HKD. The current spot rate for the U.S. dollar is so USD/HKD. a. The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) trades HKD/GBP contracts that expire in five months with a contract size of 50,000 GBP. You estimate ] = 1.02 based on the regression HKD/GBP S = + [fut, HKD/GBP + e. The r' of this regression is 0.97. How many pound contracts should you sell to minimize the risk of your hedged position? b. An investment bank offers a HKD-per-USD futures contract with a 3-month maturity. You estimate ] = 1.10 based on the regression s, HKD/GBP = [ + Is, HKD/USD + e. The r of this regression is 0.42. What should be the dollar size of your futures position to minimize the risk of your hedged position? c. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) trades HKD futures contracts that expire in five months and have a contract size of HKD500,000. You estimate ] = 1.06 based on the regression S 3 + fut, HKD/USD + e. The r of this regression is 0.36. How many CME HK$ contracts should you sell to minimize the risk of your hedged position? d. Which of these contracts provides the highest quality hedge? HKD/GBP = + (fut