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    Pixonix Inc. - Currency Exposure

    either to purchase a forward contract and lock the cost of the January US$7million. or to purchase call options for the USD for $7.5million, and which course of action will provide the highest benefit and lowest risk possible under different exchange rates. Should the CAD depreciate with respect to the USD Pixonix costs would be higher. Question #2 Various Hedging Options: a) Purchase a forward contract Cain can eliminate exchange rate risk by engaging in a forward contract by locking in

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    Pay It Forward and Honour Systerm

    Pay It Forward; An Honour System March 26th 2012 Pay It Forward; An Honour System In the movie Pay it Forward the young boy Trevor McKinney believes that everyone is capable of good. He believes that if an individual receives helps from someone they will be grateful. However, he has created a system where rather than reimbursing the individual who helped you, you help three other people. Hoping that over time this will grow larger and everyone will be getting help and helping others

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    Syllabis Finance

    is to provide an integrated view of international financial markets and the management of multinational firms. The focus will be on money, liquidity, the international payment mechanism, the markets for spot exchange, understanding forward exchange rates, using forwards for international financial management, and capital budgeting. We will discuss managing exposure to exchange rates and country risk, and financing in international capital markets. Required reading: a) The most important will be your

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    Derivative

    Four Futures and Forwards Chapter Outline Introduction Forward and Futures Contracts • Spot Contracts • Forward Contracts • Futures Contracts Forward Contracts and Hedging Interest Rate Risk Hedging Interest Rate Risk with Futures Contracts • Microhedging • Macrohedging • Routine Hedging versus Selective Hedging • Macrohedging with Futures • The Problem of Basis Risk Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk • Forwards • Futures

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    Possible Solution

    Possible Solutions The first possible solution would be to conduct the transaction without hedging, as with the previous order. The forecasted bid rate for September 5, 2006 is US 0.4234. If this forecast holds, the amount of the receivable would total $66,265. Since no Weighted Average Cost of Capital was given, we decided to use the effective rate on Baker Adhesives’ domestic line of credit as the discount rate. The annual percentage rate of the line of credit is 8.52%, and the effective 3 month

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    Aloha Products Inc.

    Introduction The purpose of our report is to provide our analysis, assessment, and recommendations related to Aloha Products (AP) and the current control systems for the manufacturing, marketing, and purchasing departments. Based on the case information, we believe the current implementation of measurements and controls do not best serve the current business strategy of AP. As a result, we have included recommended changes for the three departments that best align with AP’s business model and will

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    Financial Derivative Securities

    Assignment 1 Financial Derivative Securities 312 P’eau James Chilton 15505480 Joyce Khuu Question 1 Use simultaneous equation in terms of payoffs J,K and L: J = [2,3] PJ = $0.08 Equation 1: 2J + 3K = 1 K = [3,1] PK = $0.05 Equation 2: 3J + K = 4 L = [1,4] PL = ? Rearrange equation 2: K = 4 – 3J Substitute K = 4 – 3J into equation 1: 2J + 3(4 – 3J) = 1 2J + 12 – 9J = 1 -7J = -11 J = 11/7 Substitute J = 11/7 into equation 2: 3(11/7) + K = 4 K = - 5/7

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    Fianciane

    How is the forward value of a bond calculated?  What is the conversion factor?  What do I get on expiration of the bond future?  What is the nature of the options that the seller of the future enjoys?  What is the cheapest to deliver (CTD) bond?  How is the CTD identified?  Under what circumstances will the CTD change?  Forward pricing  Contract Specification and Conversion Factors  Futures Expiration  Cheapest to Deliver  Gross and Net Basis Forward prices  Forward prices are driven by the concept of “cash and carry”

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    Answers Midterm Risk Management

    result in a lower euro return for the investor b. The investor should take a short position in the $/€ forward contract. He expects the euro the depreciate, so taking a short position will - in case of a depreciation - result in a profit. This way he hedges his investment in the US equities and is protected if a depreciation occurs. c. To find out what the arbitrage-free forward price is, we perform a replicating strategy: * Buy $ today  €1M x $1.35/€ x exp(-1%) = $1,337M * Borrow

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    Managing Currency Risk with Financial and Operational Hedging Techniques.

    all of companies need to face the currency risk. In order to manage the currency risk, companies will use different hedging techniques, such as financial and operational hedging techniques. For example, money market, futures contracts, options and forwards contracts are commonly used by firms, as well as operational hedging techniques. All of 4 types of financial hedging techniques are short-term hedge. Money market is a part of financial markets for assets involved in short-term borrowing,lending

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