A U.S. firm holds an asset in Israel and faces the following scenario: Probability Spot rate Pº O 121.971 12,898.00 1.289.80 State 1 -526316 40% $ IS 0.30 /IS 1,000 State 2 35% $ IS 0.20 /IS 2,500 State 3 25% $ IS Where P = Israeli shekel (IS) price of the asset held by the U.S. firm. The "exposure" (i.e.. the regression coefficient beta) is 0.15 /IS 1.500

A U.S. firm holds an asset in Israel and faces the following scenario: Probability Spot rate Pº O 121.971 12,898.00 1.289.80 State 1 -526316 40% $ IS 0.30 /IS 1,000 State 2 35% $ IS 0.20 /IS 2,500 State 3 25% $ IS Where P = Israeli shekel (IS) price of the asset held by the U.S. firm. The "exposure" (i.e.. the regression coefficient beta) is 0.15 /IS 1.500

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