Currency derivatives Introduction Currency derivatives come in to existences as a hedging tool. As against unfavourable appreciation and depreciation of a single currency. Exporter‚ importer and financial investor have developed a vast range of currency derivative instruments are also used by speculators willing to arrange future currency selling or buying contracts while hoping hoping to buy or sell the currency at favourable anticipated exchange rates in the future. This act of speculator
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Q1. Evaluate the ethical issues concerned with the operation management decisions of the IMC plant. 1. Issue of “sweatshop” Condition in IMC plant i. Dangerous and Poor Working Condition The poor layout of facilities inside the plant directly and seriously affected the worker safety. There were several evidences to show that IMC did not provide a safety and proper working environment for its staff and contractors: - Zinc buffer stocks were stored everywhere even blocking the walkways and emergency
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A CASE STUDY OF DERIVATIVE DISCLOSURES DURING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS CRITIQUE The case study resembles the important role of disclosures in using the derivatives. More companies are losing billions of dollars due to lack of transparency in doing derivative transaction. This can be seen in the monoline insurer like the American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation (AMBAC) and the Municipal Bond Insurance Association were affected when the subprime mortgage financial crisis took place in 2007.
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Challenges to the Indian bank – Merger & Acquisition Abstract The new business environment mainly driven by globalization and liberalization has provided tremendous opportunity for the Indian banking industry to grow. The buoyant economy‚ deregulation and increasing consumer demand has led the banking industry growth in the recent past. But on the other hand it has also resulted in more competition and reduced margin that is forcing the Indian banks to look at consolidation as the means of increasing
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Introduction -Brief the banking industry. Australia has a well capitalized banking sector. According to the World Economic Financial Development report in the 2010‚ Australia ranked fifth among the world’s leading financial systems and capital market. Australia has four large domestic banks that provide full service retail and commercial lending to the Australia economic. . Because of the Australian baking’s development widely‚ there are various elements impact the banking sector in this country
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A Summary of the case “Coping with Financial and ethical Risks at American International Group (AIG)” Background American International Group‚ Inc. is a company whose operation began back in 1919. It was established back then by Cornelius Vander Starr as an insurance agency in Shanghai‚ China. AIG left china in 1949 after Starr had established himself as the westerner the sell insurance to the Chinese people. AIG headquarters then shifted from china to New York City‚ which is still
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THEME Risk Management in Industry – An overview apid industrialisation has brought in its wake several problems. One of them is ‘industrial risk’‚ which is taking newer and newer forms ever. With mechanical‚ electrical‚ chemical and radiation hazards besetting the industrial world‚ the ‘Risks to Life‚ Limb‚ Health and Wealth’ are common in this sphere of economic activity. Risks are present in every corner and under every stone. Industrial risks may arise while handling‚ storage or because of
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Chapter 1 – Why are Financial Institutions (FI) special? * information costs: the aggregation of funds in a FI provides greater incentive to collect information about customers and to monitor their actions. The relatively large size of the FI allows this collection of information to be accomplished at a lower average cost (economies of scale) than would be the case for individuals * liquidity and price risk: FIs provide financial claims to household savers with superior liquidity attributes
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1. [Financial Risk and Return Considerations] Explain how you would choose between the following situations. Develop your answers from the perspective of the principles of entrepreneurial finance presented earlier in the chapter. You may arrive at your answers with or without making actual calculations. A. You have $1‚000 to invest for one year (this would be a luxury for most entrepreneurs). You can earn a 4% interest rate for one year at the Third First bank or a 5% interest rate
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2 Background Information 2 2.1 Definitions of fundamental terms 2 2.2 Commodity price risk in different firms 2 3 Explanation of derivatives 3 3.1 Options 3 3.2 Futures 4 3.3 Forwards 6 3.4 Swaps 6 4 Hedging strategies with derivatives 7 4.1 Hedging with options 7 4.2 Hedging with futures 7 4.3 Hedging with forwards 8 4.4 Hedging with swaps 8 5 Pros and cons of hedging strategies with derivatives 8 5.1 Pros and cons of options 9 5.2 Pros and cons of futures 9 5.3 Pros and cons of
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