CHAPTER 7: CURRENCY FUTURES AND OPTION MARKETS 7.1 FUTURE CONTRACTS 7.1.1 Definition of future contract–> contracts written requiring a standard quantity of an available currency at a fixed exchange rate and at a set delivery date. A future contract is defined as a contractual agreement to buy or sell an asset at a pre-determined price in the future. The contracts detail the quality and quantity of the underlying asset. Background of currency futures in 1972: Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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foreign currency futures and options. Identify situations where you may choose one or the other. When Barings Bank‚ the oldest merchant bank in London‚ collapsed in 1995 after one of the bank’s employees lost £827 million due to speculative investing‚ primarily in futures contracts‚ it illustrated the extreme danger and volatility of derivatives. Options and futures can be used to eliminate‚ reduce‚ hedge and manage risk‚ but can also be highly speculative. Foreign currency futures are standardized
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76 CHAPTER 7 CURRENCY FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKETS This chapter describes foreign currency futures and options contracts and shows how they can be used to manage foreign exchange risk or take speculative positions on currency movements. It also shows how to read the prices of these contracts as they appear in the financial press. SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO CHAPTER 7 QUESTIONS 1. On April 1‚ the spot price of the British pound was $1.86 and the price of the June futures contract was $1.85. During
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POINT/COUNTER-POINT: Should Speculators Use Currency Futures or Options? POINT: Speculators should use currency futures because they can avoid a substantial premium. To the extent that they are willing to speculate‚ they must have confidence in their expectations. If they have sufficient confidence in their expectations‚ they should bet on their expectations without having to pay a large premium to cover themselves if they are wrong. If they do not have confidence in their expectations‚ they
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Introduction Currency Futures Defined Currency Futures are standardised foreign exchange derivative contracts on a recognised stock exchange to buy or sell a standard quantity of one currency against another on a specified future date at a specified price. It allows clients to take a view on the movement of the exchange rate as well as hedge against currency risk. Clients can use Currency Futures as a trading‚ investing and hedging tool.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted the recognized
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underlying asset. The underlying asset can be a stock‚ a stock index‚ a commodity or any other financial asset such as currencies‚ bonds and interest rates. The main function of the derivatives market is to provide financial investment instruments and provide for adequate coverage of risk management. Among the most popular underlying asset find the actions of the stock exchanges‚ currencies‚ stock indexes‚ the values of fixed income to commodities‚ and interest rates. Main features of financial derivatives
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Options & Futures I. Introduction to Derivatives Prof. Domenico Cuoco Term 5‚ 2013 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives Outline 1 What is a Derivative? 2 Basic Types of Derivatives 3 The Market for Derivatives Options & Futures‚ Prof. Domenico Cuoco‚ 2013 I. Introduction to Derivatives 2 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives What is a Derivative? Derivatives and Contingent
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Pixonix Inc. is a graphic design company that operates in Toronto‚ Canada. However‚ though it is based in Canada‚ Pixonix Inc. buys the company’s licensed proprietary tools and software from a U.S. company every year. The cost of these tools and software is 7.5 million U.S. dollars. Thus‚ every year at the end of January‚ Pixonix Inc. has to endure an expense of 7.5 million dollars. According to the case‚ currently the Canadian dollar is appreciating against the U.S. dollar. Therefore the Canadian
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Walking Through Some Examples of Futures and Options Contracts – Speculation and Hedging As Dr. Cogley said in class the other day‚ sometimes futures contracts and options are hard to wrap your head around until you see them a few times. So I’ve written up some examples similar to those Dr. Cogley did in lecture‚ with a little more explanation about how we get the results that we do. But before we jump into that‚ we need to revisit our terms. 1. Forward contract: A buyer and a seller agree to a specific
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risk with either currency futures or currency options. It is generally suggested that hedgers should choose a hedge instrument that matches the risk profile of the underlying currency position as closely as possible. This advice‚ however‚ ignores the possibility that the hedging effectiveness may differ for the alternate risk management tools. This study compares the effectiveness of currency futures and currency options as hedging instruments for covered and uncovered currency positions. Based on
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