107-051-1 MITSURU MISAWA OSG CORPORATION: HEDGING TRANSACTION EXPOSURE On Monday‚ April 24th 2006‚ the US dollar fell to a new three-month low against the yen of ¥114.30/$ in Tokyo’s foreign exchange market‚ the lowest rate since January 16th 2006. This was a reflection of trading in New York three days earlier‚ on Friday‚ where the dollar had fallen more than 1.75% against the yen. The depreciation of the dollar against the yen was a direct result of a meeting of the G7 in Washington D.C. on April
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OSG CORPORATION: HEDGING TRANSACTION EXPOSURE (provided as a separate file) Assignment questions 1. Explain non-hedging techniques for OSG to minimize transaction exposure‚ if any. 2. What are the costs of alternatives for reducing short term foreign currency risk? Assume OSG has an account receivable of US$1 million. Use the information provided in Appendix 1 for this account payable case of US$1 million to a US company. Which of the possible hedging methods presented in the case should
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Hedgi ng 1. Look at the following sentences. Write whether each sentence is non-committal (NC) or strongly states its point (S). a ’context determines to a large extent the meanings of any non-verbal behaviours’. (p. 137) b ’We learn them largely from observing others.’ (p. 137) c ’Albert Mehrabian (1976) argues that the total impact of a message is a function of the following formula.’ (p. 137) d ’Regulators are clearly culture-bound and are not universal.’ (p. 143) e "When these adaptors occur
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Transaction Exposure (Note 11; Ch 8) 1. Transaction Exposure 2. Hedging Foreign exchange exposure is a measure of the potential for a firm’s profitability‚ net cash flow‚ and market value to change because of a change in exchange rates These three components (profits‚ cash flow and market value) are the key financial elements of how we evaluate the relative success or failure of a firm 1. Transaction Exposure: measures changes in the value of outstanding financial obligations
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Hogan Plc. Discussion You have receivables of AUD 28 million (to be paid in 3 months) You need to identify the most appropriate strategy to be used in hedging the transaction exposures. Choose between: i. Forward market hedge ii. Money market hedge iii. Options hedging Strategy 1: hedging using forward contract Because Hogan will receive AUD in 6-months‚ their concern is that they’ll have to convert the AUD to less USD. 1) Today‚ Hogan buys a forward contract to sell AUD (they’ll receive in 6 months)
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Science Grid OSG Accounting System Overview What do I hope to get out of this workshop? OSG Accounting Activity View of accounting‚ monitoring‚ logging and auditing OSG Accounting System Requirements OSG Accounting System Design Questions about Accounting in EGEE 9/28/2005 Joint OSG and EGEE Operations Workshop‚ Culham‚ UK 2 Overview What do I hope to get out of this workshop? OSG Accounting Activity View of accounting‚ monitoring‚ logging and auditing OSG Accounting System
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convertibility of the rupee. Currently forwards‚ swaps and options are available in India and the use of foreign currency derivatives is permitted for hedging purposes only. This study aims to provide a perspective on managing the risk that firm’s face due to fluctuating exchange rates. It investigates the prudence in investing resources towards the purpose of hedging and then introduces the tools for risk management. These are then applied in the Indian context. The motivation of this study came from
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What is GM’s foreign exchange hedging policy? GM’s foreign exchange hedging policy has three primary objectives. Its first objective is to reduce cash flow and earnings volatility. Specifically‚ management hedges the company’s transaction exposures and consciously ignores any balance sheet exposures (translation exposures). Second‚ GM aims to minimize the management time and costs dedicated to global FX management. The company employs a passive FX management strategy since an internal study
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urrency Currency Hedging Melanie John MGT/448 8/30/12 Mike Zervos Currency Hedging Imagine buying products from another foreign market and having to first buy their currency in the amount needed to make the purchase. Considering currency fluctuates up and down just as stocks do at a stock market‚ investors are now taking advantage of currency hedging to lock in a set currency exchange rate. This paper will discuss what currency hedging is‚ when to use currency hedging and why it may benefit
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Transaction exposure The transaction exposure component of the foreign exchange rates is also referred to as a short-term economic exposure. This relates to the risk attached to specific contracts in which the company has already entered that result in foreign exchange exposures. A company may have a transaction exposure if it is either on the buy side or sell side of a business transaction. Any transaction that leads to an inflow or outflow of a foreign currency results in a transaction exposure
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