Financial Risk Manager Part 1
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- 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.
- 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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A
EUR -2,000,000
7.7%
B
EUR-1,200,000
27.5%
C
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