PLEKHANOV RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL Case Study HEDGING CURRENCY RISKS at AIFS Risk Management Master’s Degree Students: Bostandzhyan Kristina Inarkaeva Lamara Kirpichnikova Mariya Starovoytov Stanislav Sysoev Alexander Supervisor: Yulia Finogeeva Moscow 2015 INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM STATEMENT AIFS is an American based company which was found in the U.S. in 1964. There are two main divisions in the company: the College division‚ which offers
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Pounds (GBP). Consequently‚ foreign exchange hedging has a crucial importance for the company because it provides protection against different types of risk that derive from its activity. In order to reduce risk‚ the company is using two hedging derivatives: forward contracts and put options to sell dollars. The aim of the paper is to determine an appropriate hedging policy which answers two main questions: how much to hedge‚ and in what proportions of forwards versus options. First‚ a description
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risk‚ it can choose either forward contracts or options. Explain how Tiffany can hedge using forward contracts? How to hedge using options? The available forward contracts and options are described in Exhibit 8‚ assuming Tiffany can only use those derivatives to hedge. Based on what you have learned in this course‚ what are the pros and cons of using options to hedge compared to using forward contracts to hedge? 6. Your Decision. If you were CFO of Tiffany‚ what would you have done in July 1993
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Describe the remedies available for breach of contract When signing a contract not only are you agreeing to the terms of this contract you are agreeing to the consequences if breach the contract. There are many remedies available if one of the party’s breaches the contract and if the party who breached the contract doesn’t agree to the consequences then the matter will be taken to court. A breach of contract can be defined as a party failing to perform‚ precisely and exactly‚ his obligations under
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stated‚ “it is impossible to define‚ and difficult even to describe‚ at what point at which the influence becomes‚ in the eye of law‚ undue.” The doctrine of undue influence has been agreed upon as “the ground of relief developed by the courts of equity as a court of conscience.” It is an ordinary behaviour to influence individuals and persuade them to enter into transactions. However‚ the aim is to ensure that the influence exercised is not abused. On the grounds of these concepts‚ it is impossible
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PART I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. When the value of the British pound changes from $1.50 to $1.25‚ then the pound has _________ and the dollar has _________. a. appreciated; appreciated b. depreciated; appreciated c. appreciated; depreciated d. depreciated; depreciated 2. When the exchange rate changes from 1.0 euros to the dollar to 0.8 euros to the dollar‚ then the euro has _________ and the dollar has _________. a. appreciated; appreciated
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Legal Issues Question One- (319 words) The contract at the centre of Bridgewater v Leahy [1998] HCA 66 is a deed of forgiveness of debt‚ in relation to the transfer of land. The parties to this contract were Neil York‚ who bought the interest in the land‚ and Bill York who sold the interest‚ and forgave the debt. The contract was entered into on 19th July 1988‚ with the terms being that Bill would transfer his interests in the Wonga Park fee simple‚ the Wonga Park perpetual lease selection
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CASE: American Barrick Resources Corporation : Managing Gold Price Risk 1. In the absence of a hedging program using financial instruments‚ how sensitive would Barrick stock be to gold price changes? For every 1% change in gold prices‚ how might its stock be affected? How could the firm manage its gold price exposure without the use of financial contracts? Particulars for yr 1992($ million) | | Pretax earnings (Exhibit 2) | 223 | Reductions in earning of gold sold at spot (1280mn oz
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repurchase. In our case‚ the G corporation had negative growth of annual cash flow in the last 5 years‚ which means‚ the follow the share repurchasing program‚ the firm needed to make an additional finance from outside share buyback reduces company equity -> increase financial leverage if share buyback is financed by borrowing. Higher leverage means higher risk for shareholders and reduce share price. Also‚ higher leverage will induce the creditor for higher interest rate on loans - tax on capital
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Get an answer from tutors to this homework question now: Chapter 5 Blades‚ Inc. Case Use of Currency Derivative Instruments Blades‚ Inc. needs to order supplies 2 months ahead of the delivery date. It is considering an order from a Japanese supplier that requires a payment of 12.5 million yen payable as of the delivery date. Blades has two choices: Purchase two call options contracts (since each option contract represents 6‚250‚000 yen). Purchase one futures contract (which represents 12.5 million
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