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Financial Risk Manager Part 1

Financial Risk Manager Part 1

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  1. An importer has engaged in a forward contract with a French bank to purchase GBP 60 million six months from now at a predetermined exchange rate. The agreed-upon rate for the forward contract is EUR 1.15 per GBP 1. At the end of the six-month period, the actual exchange rate turns out to be EUR 1.13 per GBP 1. Given these details, calculate the payoff for the bank from this forward contract.

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Explanation:

The payoff for the bank from the forward contract is calculated by comparing the agreed-upon forward rate with the actual exchange rate at the time of expiration. In this case, the bank has a contract to sell GBP 60 million at a forward rate of EUR 1.15 per GBP 1. The actual exchange rate after 6 months is EUR 1.13 per GBP 1.

The value of the contract for the bank at expiration is: GBP60,000,000×1.15 EUR/GBP=EUR69,000,000GBP 60,000,000 \times 1.15 \, \text{EUR/GBP} = EUR 69,000,000GBP60,000,000×1.15EUR/GBP=EUR69,000,000

The cost to close out the contract at the market rate would be: GBP60,000,000×1.13 EUR/GBP=EUR67,800,000GBP 60,000,000 \times 1.13 \, \text{EUR/GBP} = EUR 67,800,000GBP60,000,000×1.13EUR/GBP=EUR67,800,000

The final payoff for the bank is the difference between the value of the contract and the cost to close out the contract: 69,000,000−67,800,000=EUR1,200,00069,000,000 - 67,800,000 = EUR 1,200,00069,000,000−67,800,000=EUR1,200,000

Alternatively, the payoff can be calculated by multiplying the difference between the forward rate and the market rate by the amount of GBP: 60,000,000×(1.15−1.13)=EUR1,200,00060,000,000 \times (1.15 - 1.13) = EUR 1,200,00060,000,000×(1.15−1.13)=EUR1,200,000

Thus, the correct answer is EUR 1,200,000, which corresponds to option C.

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