150 million barrels (Sundaram & Das‚ 2011). “Stack-and-roll” strategy There is no doubt that the market risk had involved under this circumstance. On one hand‚ if the market prices of the oil kept falling or did not rise substantially at that time‚ the firm could obtain the huge profits. On the other hand‚ MGRM’s fixed price forward delivery contracts exposed it to the risk of rising energy prices. Therefore‚ instead of traditional hedging strategies‚ the company hedged its market exposure
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Risk Management Problem Set II Risk Management Problem Set II 17-1 (Spot exchange rates) An American Business needs to pay (a) 10‚000 Canadian dollars‚ (b) 2 million yen and (c) 50‚000 Swiss francs to business abroad. What are the dollar payments to the respective countries? A) 10‚000 ( Canadian $) x .8437 ( U.S. $/Canadian $) =$8‚437 B) 2‚000‚000 (Yen) x .004684 ($/Yen) = $9‚368 C) 50‚000 (Swiss franc) x .5139 ($/Swiss franc) = $25‚697. 17-2 (Spot exchange rates)
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US/EUR 1‚264669 € Currency Annual % 7-month % Expected Value EUR 1% 0‚58% 100‚5850 US 3% 1‚75% 127‚2067 US/EUR 1‚264668 C: The graphically position of the forward in the case of fully eliminating exchange rate risk. The company CR7 expects a depreciation of the euro therefore‚ CR7 should take a short position in euros. The spot price of the euro can fluctuate‚ thereby there margin account in US dollars will gain or lose 1‚75% over the period (7-months).
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are risk mitigation and risk avoidance. Risk mitigation is when the use of various controls may reduce identified risks. The other is risk avoidance. This is making the choice not to take a risk from the beginning. Like‚ a company deciding to not do business depending on the organization. Compare and contrast qualitative risk analysis and quantitative risk analysis‚ and provide examples identifying a situation when each would be useful. Qualitative risk analysis is when the type of risk is predicted
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of its operating locations are running outdated hardware and software‚ which greatly increases the risk to the network in relations to confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability. Because of the outdated hardware and software‚ the company suffered some network compromises through their JV internet site and it led to disclosures of sensitive and strategic information. In order to reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of each location‚ we must implement access control to ensure confidentiality‚ integrity
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The memo is a summary of return‚ risk‚ probability of loss and correlation matrix of three main assets‚ equity‚ fixed income and real estate. The data is collected from yahoo finance and Federal Reserve website. The holding period return : (p1-p0)/p0. The risk is measured by standard deviation. The CV represents Coefficient of Variation which is calculated by CV/HPR. The outcome is showed in chart below: Return/Risk/Efficiency Summary 15-year Return Risk CV P(Loss) Equity 4.52% 18
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with no central location. A dealer market with no central location is referred to as an over-the-counter market. They are largely unregulated markets and each contract is with a counterparty‚ which may expose the owner of a derivative to default risk (when the counterparty does not honor their commitment). Some options trade in the over-the-counter market‚ notably bond options. LOS 1.b: Contrast forward commitments and contingent claims. A forward commitment is a legally binding promise to
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Case Study: Network Topologies Research You have been asked to help upgrade the LAN at a very successful ABC firm with five departments in one building and a total of 560 employees. Although the firm’s employees understand accounting‚ they haven’t spent much time improving their network. Currently‚ it runs 10Base-T Ethernet and relies on 35 hubs to connect every user workstation to the network. Most of these workstations were purchased within the past two years‚ when the firm experienced a growth
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and parts 5 companies: Altman Z score is calculated for the following companies to check their default risk classification for 3 years that are 2009‚ 2010 and 2011. * Agriautos industries Ltd * Atlas battery Ltd * Honda atlas cars Ltd * Exide Pakistan Ltd * Pak Suzuki motors Ltd Altman’s Z-Score model: Altman’s Z score model is used to classify the borrower’s default risk. This classification depends on the values of various ratios of the borrower which are given specific weights
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Composite materials A composite material consists of two or more physically and/or chemically distinct‚ suitably arranged or distributed phases‚ with an interface separating them. It has characteristics that are not depicted by any of the components in isolation Most commonly‚ composite materials have a bulk phase‚ which is continuous‚ called the matrix‚ and one dispersed‚ non-continuous‚ phase called the reinforcement‚ which is usually harder and stronger. The arrangement of the fiber in the matrix
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