Consider the following futures contract for the currency of Brazil, Brazilian real (BRL).  Contract volume: 100,000 Brazilian reals  Initial margin: $1000  Maintenance margin: $800   Day Settle price ($/BRL) 1 0.19 2 0.189 3 0.186 4 0.187   (a) What’s an example of a hedger who might use this contract?  (b) Assuming the USD has neither appreciated nor depreciated, has the Brazilian real appreciated or depreciated between days 1 and 4?

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Consider the following futures contract for the currency of Brazil, Brazilian real (BRL). 

Contract volume: 100,000 Brazilian reals 

Initial margin: $1000 

Maintenance margin: $800

 

Day

Settle price ($/BRL)

1

0.19

2

0.189

3

0.186

4

0.187

 

(a) What’s an example of a hedger who might use this contract? 

(b) Assuming the USD has neither appreciated nor depreciated, has the Brazilian real appreciated or depreciated between days 1 and 4? 

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