Assume the following information:
90?day U.S. interest rate = 4%
90?day Malaysian interest rate = 3%
90?day forward rate of Malaysian ringgit = $.400
Spot rate of Malaysian ringgit = $.404
Assume that the Santa Barbara Co. in the United States will need
500,000 ringgit in 90 days. It wishes to hedge this payables
position. Would it be better off using a forward hedge or a money
market hedge? Substantiate your answer with estimated costs for
each type of hedge.
Assume the following information:
90?day U.S. interest rate = 4%
90?day Malaysian interest rate = 3%
90?day forward rate of Malaysian ringgit = $.400
Spot rate of Malaysian ringgit = $.404
Assume that the Santa Barbara Co. in the United States will need
500,000 ringgit in 90 days. It wishes to hedge this payables
position. Would it be better off using a forward hedge or a money
market hedge? Substantiate your answer with estimated costs for
each type of hedge.
Assume the following information:
90?day U.S. interest rate = 4%
90?day Malaysian interest rate = 3%
90?day forward rate of Malaysian ringgit = $.400
Spot rate of Malaysian ringgit = $.404
Assume that the Santa Barbara Co. in the United States will need
500,000 ringgit in 90 days. It wishes to hedge this payables
position. Would it be better off using a forward hedge or a money
market hedge? Substantiate your answer with estimated costs for
each type of hedge.
Assume the following information regarding U.S. and Canadian
annualized interest rates:
Currency
Lending Rate
Borrowing Rate
U.S Dollar ($)
5.89%
6.35%
Canadian Dollar (C$)
5.6%
6%
Piggy Bank can borrow either $20 million or C$30 million.
Furthermore, Piggy Bank expects the spot rate of the Canadian
dollar to be $0.82 in 60 days (the current spot rate is $0.80).
8.
What is the profit or loss from Piggy Bank's speculation if the
spot rate 60 days from now is indeed...
If interest rates increase in South Africa, what will follow?
Circle all of the correct responses based on the below option:
South Africa’s currency (the Rand) will depreciate in
value
South Africa will import more than it exports
South Africa’s balance of trade position will lead to more of a
surplus position
Countries that export products to South Africa will be
pleased
Countries that import products from South Africa will be
pleased
Australia suddenly experiences more of a balance of...
1. Assume that annual interest rates in the U.S. are 3 percent,
while interest rates in Japan are 6 percent. Assume that the
current spot rate is ¥100/$.
Suppose the U.S. risk-free interest rate has been steadily
rising from 2% 3 years ago to 5% currently. The Euro interest rate
has remained constant over the same time period at 6%, what should
be happening to the Euro’s forward premium/discount?
What is the impact of an appreciation of the USD on...
Assume that annual interest rates in
the U.S. are 4.5 percent, while interest rates in U.K.
are 3.2
percent.
According to IRP (using the exact formula), what should the
forward rate premium or discount of the BP (British Pound) be?
If the BP’s spot rate is $1.3067, what should the one-year
forward rate of the British pound be? (3 points)
# Interest rates are expressed as annualized rates for the term
specified. Report your interest rate answers as fractional numbers
like 0.11 for 11% per year.
Problem B. The price of a stock is currently 69. The stock price
by the end of the next three-month period is expected to be up by
10 percent or down by 10 percent. The risk-free interest rate is
7.8 percent per annum with continuous compounding. What is the
current value of a three-month...
a) Assume the rate of interest quoted in the 90-day commercial paper market is 4.0%. You issued $10 million (face value) of 90-day commercial paper, with an interest rate of 4.0%.
i) How much did you borrow? Show the supporting calculations.
ii) If you borrowed the same amount in the Eurodollar deposit market and paid 4% interest in that market, how much would you pay back in 90 days? Show the supportingcalculations. [Note: If you couldn’t figure out the...
a) Assume the rate of interest quoted in the 90-day commercial
paper market is 4.0%. You issued $10 million (face value) of 90-day
commercial paper, with an interest rate of 4.0%.
i) How much did you borrow? Show the supporting calculations.
ii) If you borrowed the same amount in the Eurodollar deposit
market and paid 4% interest in that market, how much would you pay
back in 90 days? Show the supporting calculations. [Note: If you
couldn’t figure out the...