Blur Ltd, a UK importer, expects to make a payment of 1.8m Australian dollars (A$) for sure in one year from now. Blur will need to pay for the A$ currency in sterling (£). Assume that the Australian dollar’s spot exchange rate now is A$=£0.56, the one-year forward rate is A$=£0.59, and the discount rate is zero. Blur may need to pay an additional A$3.1m one year from now if it agrees a deal with a new Australian supplier, also payable in one year from now. The probability of this deal being agreed is 0.5. If the deal is not agreed (probability 0.5), Blur makes no payment to the new supplier. Suppose for parts (a) and (b) that the spot rate in one year is A$=£0.58. Assume Blur chooses to enter into a forward exchange contract for the maximum possible payment of A$4.9m. What actions will the firm take and what will be the value of its net payments in £, if in one year: the new deal is agreed? the new deal is not agreed? What will be the expected value of Blur’s net payment in £? Assume now that Blur chooses to hedge the certain payment of A$1.8m using a forward exchange contract, and the uncertain payment of A$3.1m using a call option with an exercise price of £0.57 and a premium of £0.015 per A$.
Blur Ltd, a UK importer, expects to make a payment of 1.8m Australian dollars (A$) for sure in one year from now. Blur will need to pay for the A$ currency in sterling (£). Assume that the Australian dollar’s spot exchange rate now is A$=£0.56, the one-year forward rate is A$=£0.59, and the discount rate is zero. Blur may need to pay an additional A$3.1m one year from now if it agrees a deal with a new Australian supplier, also payable in one year from now. The probability of this deal being agreed is 0.5. If the deal is not agreed (probability 0.5), Blur makes no payment to the new supplier. Suppose for parts (a) and (b) that the spot rate in one year is A$=£0.58. Assume Blur chooses to enter into a forward exchange contract for the maximum possible payment of A$4.9m. What actions will the firm take and what will be the value of its net payments in £, if in one year: the new deal is agreed? the new deal is not agreed? What will be the expected value of Blur’s net payment in £? Assume now that Blur chooses to hedge the certain payment of A$1.8m using a forward exchange contract, and the uncertain payment of A$3.1m using a call option with an exercise price of £0.57 and a premium of £0.015 per A$.
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Blur Ltd, a UK importer, expects to make a payment of 1.8m Australian dollars (A$) for sure in one year from now. Blur will need to pay for the A$ currency in sterling (£). Assume that the Australian dollar’s spot exchange rate now is A$=£0.56, the one-year forward rate is A$=£0.59, and the discount rate is zero.
Blur may need to pay an additional A$3.1m one year from now if it agrees a deal with a new Australian supplier, also payable in one year from now. The probability of this deal being agreed is 0.5. If the deal is not agreed (probability 0.5), Blur makes no payment to the new supplier.
Suppose for parts (a) and (b) that the spot rate in one year is A$=£0.58.
Assume Blur chooses to enter into a forward exchange contract for the maximum possible payment of A$4.9m. What actions will the firm take and what will be the value of its net payments in £, if in one year:
the new deal is agreed?
the new deal is not agreed?
What will be the expected value of Blur’s net payment in £?
Assume now that Blur chooses to hedge the certain payment of A$1.8m using a forward exchange contract, and the uncertain payment of A$3.1m using a call option with an exercise price of £0.57 and a premium of £0.015 per A$.
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