In finance‚ a non-deliverable forward (NDF) is an outright forward or futures contract in which counterparties settle the difference between the contracted NDF price or rate and the prevailing spot price or rate on an agreed notional amount. It is used in various markets such as foreign exchange and commodities. NDFs are prevalent in some countries where forward FX trading has been banned by the government (usually as a means to prevent exchange rate volatility Market The NDF market is an over-the-counter
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Case: Tiffany & Co- 1993 (HBS 298-014) Assignment Questions 1. In what way(s) is Tiffany exposed to exchange-rate risk subsequent to its new distribution agreement with Mitsukoshi? How serious are these risks? Answer: About 15% of (1992) sales of $492mln or ~ $75mln will now be earned in Yen‚ but will have to be reported in $. At a Net Income (1992) of $25mln‚ the risks caused by this exposure are significant. Data from exhibit 6 shows that in a 6-month period (Apr-Sep) exchange
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Journal of Macroeconomics 25 (2003) 109–122 www.elsevier.com/locate/econbase Forward premiums and market efficiency: Panel unit-root evidence from the term structure of forward premiums John Barkoulas a‚b‚ Christopher F. Baum Atreya Chakraborty d a c c‚* ‚ Department of Economics‚ The University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville‚ TN 37996‚ USA b Athens Laboratory of Business Administration‚ Vouliagmeni‚ Greece Department of Economics‚ Boston College‚ 140 Commonwealth Avenue‚ Chestnut Hill‚ MA 02467-3806
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requirements for the Degree of Masters in Finance & Control Department Of Business & Financial Studies University Of Kashmir Certificate This is to certify that the project entitled “Factors Affecting the Success and Failure of Futures Contracts” is research work done by Owais Javaid Qureshi‚ under my supervision‚ during March-April‚ 2012‚ submitted to the Department Of Business and Financial Studies‚ University Of Kashmir in partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree of Masters
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(a) Hedge? (b) Speculate? (c) Arbitrage? (d) None of the above Answer: (a)‚ (b)‚ (c) 3. During the growing season a corn farmer sells short corn futures contracts in an amount equal to her crop. If after harvesting and selling her crop she maintains the contracts‚ she is then considered a: (a) Hedger (b) Speculator (c) Arbitrager (d) None of the above Answer: (b) 4. A firm provides a service that benefits
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Write an essay on the forward Currency Exchange Market explaining in detail why such a market exists and how it operates; its dealers its buyers‚ the purposes for which the foreign currency is used. In your answer refer to the forward and futures market instruments explaining how the current exchange rates are affected by movements in these market prices. Use a website to collect information on the forward rate between the US $ and the Euro. Explain what factors have influenced their movement over
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Franc is that 1.15 SF is equal to 1 US $‚ and the annual interest rate on fixed rate one-year deposits of SF is 1.5% and for US$ is 2.5%‚ what is nine-month forward rate for one dollar in terms of SFs? Assuming the same interest rates‚ what is the 18-month forward rate for one SF in US$s? Is this an indirect or a direct rate? If the forward rate is an accurate predictor of exchange rates‚ in this case will the SF get stronger or weaker against the dollar? What does this indicate about the market’s
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Why do they call these contracts derivatives? Where is the optionality in these contracts? Weather derivatives structures commonly used are: i) cap - a call option; ii) Floor - a put option; iii) Collar - a put and a call option‚ usually with little or no premium; iv) Swap - a derivative with a profit and loss profile of a futures contract v) Digital option - an option that pays either a predetermined amount if acertain temperature or degree day level is reached‚ or nothing at all in other
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Walking Through Some Examples of Futures and Options Contracts – Speculation and Hedging As Dr. Cogley said in class the other day‚ sometimes futures contracts and options are hard to wrap your head around until you see them a few times. So I’ve written up some examples similar to those Dr. Cogley did in lecture‚ with a little more explanation about how we get the results that we do. But before we jump into that‚ we need to revisit our terms. 1. Forward contract: A buyer and a seller agree to a specific
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Options & Futures I. Introduction to Derivatives Prof. Domenico Cuoco Term 5‚ 2013 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives Outline 1 What is a Derivative? 2 Basic Types of Derivatives 3 The Market for Derivatives Options & Futures‚ Prof. Domenico Cuoco‚ 2013 I. Introduction to Derivatives 2 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives What is a Derivative? Derivatives and Contingent
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