CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2-3 CURRENCY RISK EXPOSURE WITHIN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 4 COMPANY MANAGEMENT OF CURRENCY RISK EXPOSURE 5 PRIMARY ALTERNATIVES IN MANAGING CURRENCY RISKS 6-8 RECOMMENDATIONS AND BENEFITS 9 CONCLUSION
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Session 4 CASE Questions Innocents Abroad: Currencies and International Stock Returns The goal of this case is to help Sandra Meyer develop a presentation to address Henry Bosse’s concerns about international investments. The general idea is to demonstrate to Henry the benefits of international diversification‚ if any. To achieve this goal‚ you need to have a view on 1) the impact of foreign exchange (FX) rates on the return and risk of international investments‚ and 2) the impact of having
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framework offers‚ however‚ few tools for currency risk identification and for choosing a proper hedging instrument. This Thesis seeks to help firms manage risks better by defining the currency risk exposures of a multinational corporation‚ by describing their effects on the cash flows‚ profit and loss and balance sheet of the corporation as well as by comparing the applicability of currency forwards and currency options in hedging these exposures. The exposure framework is constructed based on an extensive
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they are denominated in foreign currencies and they are translated at the current exchange rate. The three types of foreign currency exposure are; Translation‚ Transaction and economic exposures Translation exposure Translation exposure measures the effect of an exchange rate change on published financial statements of a firm. Translation exposure results when a multinational corporation (MNC) translates each subsidiary’s financial data to its home currency for consolidated financial reporting
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Option contracts on the other hand give AIFS much more flexibility. If they future spot rate is lower than the option strike price‚ AIFS can cancel their option and buy Euros at the lower rate. AIFS must still pay the option premium though‚ currently 5% of the USD amount hedged. Unfortunately for AIFS their profit margin is only around 5%‚ so hedging completely with options could wipe out any profit. We chose the 75%/25% forward/option mix because it provides us with the lowest cost assuming
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• This case shows us the problems faced by AIFS due to the fact that it receives most of its revenues in US-Dollars but with its costs incurred in foreign currencies (Euros and Pounds). AIFS uses currency hedging to protect their bottom line and to cope with changes in exchange rates which can increase cost base and also purchase foreign currency based on projected sales volume because they don’t know what future sales volume will be. In the event of the above risks‚ Tabaczynski considers three
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AFM 322 Case Study Preparation Hedging Currency Risk at AIFS The case summary is due on by 11:30am on June 2‚ 2015. You are encouraged to discuss the case in groups‚ however‚ each student must submit their own summary via Learn prior to the due date. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The submission should not exceed 4 pages‚ 12 point‚ Times New Roman font‚ double spaced‚ 2.54 cm margins on a letter size page. 1. Case synopsis (35 points) Summarize the setting of the case and describe
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How does AIFS make money? Aifs is long in dollars and short in Euro’s. (has dollar revenues and euro costs) What happens when the dollar appreciates/depreciates? What is the currency risk? Why can’t they just pass-through to their customers? For simplicity in calculations: Focus on the $/€. Ignore the time value of the investment in the option premium. Analysis Provide background to the case: what the company does‚ how it sets prices‚ why they don’t pass-through exchange rate
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Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS 1. The final sales volume and the final dollar exchange rate gives rise to the currency exposure risk. Prices are set 1 year ahead of time so any fluctuation in the exchange rate will potentially cause a loss or savings to AIFS when the currency is exchanged. 2. If the exchange rate remains constant at $1.22/euros then AIFS will not incur a loss or a gain. It would cost $1220 per participant at this exchange rate. If actual dollar costs were above this
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273–296 www.elsevier.nl/locate/econbase Exchange rate exposure‚ hedging‚ and the use of foreign currency derivatives George Allayannis a‚* ‚ Eli Ofek b a b Darden Graduate School of Business Administration‚ University of Virginia‚ PO Box 6550‚ Charlottesville‚ VA 22906‚ USA Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ 44 West 4th St. #908‚ New York‚ NY 10012‚ USA Abstract We examine whether firms use foreign currency derivatives for hedging or for speculative purposes.
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