International Financial Management – Workshop – Bid Ask Spread Questions 8‚ 9‚ 10 page 136 8. A CD/$ bank trader is currently quoting a small figure bid-ask of 35-40‚ when the rest of the market is trading at CD 1.3436-CD 1.3441. What is implied about the trader’s beliefs by his prices? Big Figure Small Figure Trader 34 35 to 40 Rest of market 34 36 to 41 The trader believe the CD will soon depreciate against the USD‚ so he is offering a bid-ask spread below the market bid-ask
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business- Department of Finance Finance 590 - ERM D’Arcy -Vonnahme Spring 2005 Case Study Number Two - United Grain Growers (UGG) Assignment Due Date: April 5‚ 2005 Read “Enterprise Risk Management: The Case of United Grain Growers” by Scott Harrington‚ Greg Niehaus and Kenneth Risko‚ Journal of Applied Corporate Finance‚ Winter 2002. Refer to Table 27.1 on page 594 of Risk Management and Insurance‚ Second Edition‚
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Basket Of currencies: It’s a selective group of currencies ( Dollar‚ Yen‚ …) in which the average is used as a measure of the value‚ and its commonly used to avoid the risk of any currency fluctuating. An Example of pegging to a basket of currencies is Kuwait: In May of 2007 Kuwait dropped the peg to U.S dollar and pegged to a basket of currencies in the beginning Kuwait inflation rate rose from 0.69% in the second quarter of 2007 to 4.2% in the first quarter of 2008. Overall‚ the increase in
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Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/554957/ Tata Motors Limited - SWOT Analysis Description: The Tata Motors Limited - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Tata Motors Limited - SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations‚ history and products‚ and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Tata Motors (or the company) is one of the leading automotive
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1. Why is GM worried about the yen? GM’s concern about fluctuations in the Yen is due not only to the impact on GM’s costs‚ but the fact that Japanese competitors face reduced costs when the Yen is depreciating. Also‚ with increasing profit margins‚ end-price to consumer can be lowered and lead to gain in market share for Japanese competitors. Research had shown that a 10 Yen appreciation to the dollar reduces operating profit by $4 billion 2. How important is GM’s competitive exposure?
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1.0 Background of the company Telstra Corporation Limited is a telecommunications and media company‚ which is a leading provider of mobile phones‚ mobile devices‚ home phones‚ broadband internet and operating telecommunications networks in Australia. Telstra’s goal is to be one of the most admire‚ respected and trusted telecommunication companies in the world with their four strategic priorities of improving customer satisfaction‚ retaining and growing our customer numbers‚ simplifying the business
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CHAPTERS 1-5 PROBLEMS You are only required to complete the questions highlighted in yellow. You may work in a group of up to 3 people. One assignment should be turned in with everyone’s name on it. A hardcopy is required at the beginning of class. It must include a cover sheet. It must be completed in Word or the equivalent and stapled. Loose sheets will not be accepted. An electronic submission (email) is required by the beginning of class on the due date. Grades will be posted on Blackboard
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Convertibility of the Indian rupee ….. What it means? .. It means anyone holding Indian rupees in any amount can convert it to other currencies like the American dollar‚ the Euro‚ the Japanese Yen or the Pound Sterling of the U.K.‚ on 24X7 basis round the year. We can buy a bottle of Coke in any remote village of Africa‚ if we have any of the above four currencies. But‚ the Coke dealer is more likely to refuse to accept the Indian rupee for the Coke he sells. This reluctance to have our Indian
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1. If the exchange rate value of the CAD goes from USD 0.60 to USD 0.80‚ then the CAD: A)depreciated and Canadians will find U.S. goods more expensive B)depreciated and Canadians will find U.S. goods cheaper. C)appreciated and Canadians will find U.S. goods cheaper. 2. The exchange rate for Japanese yen (JPY) per euro (EUR) changes from 98.00 to 103.00 JPY/EUR. How has the value of the EUR changed relative to the JPY in percentage terms? 3. The exchange rate for Australian dollars per British
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Exercise international finance 1. The current spot exchange rate is €1‚40/£ and the three-month forward rate is €1‚35/£. Based on your analysis of the exchange rate‚ you are pretty confident that the spot exchange rate will be €1‚37/£ in three months. Assume that you would like to buy or sell £1.000.000. a. What actions do you need to take to speculate in the forward market? What is the expected euro profit from speculation? b. What would be your speculative profit in euro terms if in
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