how to proceed; was it worth the costs to increase the size of GM’s hedge position beyond the standard policy or should GM Argentina rely on other approaches to cope with the expected devaluation? Appraisal of GM’s Passive Hedging Strategy GM’s passive hedging strategy is reflective of its policy to focus on its underlying business rather than speculate on the movements of foreign currency. There are two main types of currency exposure. The first being economic risk. This deals with the impact
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firm manage foreign exchange exposures? The case examines transactional and translational exposures and alternative responses to these exposures by analyzing two specific hedging decisions by General Motors. Describes General Motors’ corporate hedging policies‚ its risk management structure‚ and how accounting rules impact hedging decisions. The company is considering deviations from prescribed policies because of two significant exposures: an exposure to the Canadian dollar with adverse accounting
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INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT BMW: Currency Hedging 2007 BY AJAY BANSAL‚ VAIBHAV SINGH‚ VIJAY VERMA‚ TANMAY JAIN‚ LU YOU‚ SEBASTIAN DOMINITZKI Background 2 Revenue Growth in 2007: 14‚3% €56‚018 Million 1‚500‚678 BMW‚ MINI and Rolls-Royce brand cars were sold during 2007 (9.2% increased) >25% of sales take place in US Crisis in US Credit Market adverse impact on the share prices of European exporting companies BMW common stock: 2.7% drop US dollar dropped
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PLEKHANOV RUSSIAN ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Case Study REPORT Hedging Currency Risks At AIFS Professor: Yulia Y.Finogenova Performed by: Budeanu Diana Gabaydullin Ilnar Kulikova Ekaterina
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Southwest Airlines Fuel Hedging and Relations to Profitability Abstract In order to stay airborne‚ a passenger airline has to consistently generate profits. Profits come only from paying passengers‚ hence all stratagems must be customer oriented. In a scenario where there are many airlines competing with each other‚ one way of attracting passengers is to keep the cost of flying low‚ while providing value for money. On the other hand‚ expenses must tightly controlled to reach and stay at the
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Fuel Hedging for Delta Airlines Delta Air Lines • A major United States Airline • Results of operations are impacted by changes in • Aircraft fuel prices • Interest rates • Foreign currency exchange rates • Derivative contracts Derivative Type Hedged Risk Classification of Gains and Losses Fuel hedge contracts Interest rate contracts Foreign currency exchange contracts Increases in jet fuel prices Increases in interest rates Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates Aircraft fuel and
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[键入公司名称] | Report | Dynamic Hedging and Implied Volatility | | sony | | | Part I Dynamic Hedging 1. Basic Information Company | 3M Co. (MMM) | Two different options to mimic | 1) X=87.5 call option‚ expiring at Nov 16‚ 2012. 2) X=90 call option‚ expiring at Nov 16‚ 2012. | 2. Calculate the annualized standard deviation: σ=0.1357502 Completed calculation table (See Appendix) 3. Replicating Portfolios X=87.5 call option Completed calculation table
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Cathay Pacific‚ Lufthansa and Thai Airways p1/19 BBA2 - Marketing 1 – Prof. Taylor Term Paper – SS/02 Cathay Pacific‚ Lufthansa‚ and Thai Airways By Stefan Broda‚ Dennis Damer‚ Suttinee Keawsuwan‚ Yin Tong‚ and Li Xin Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 2 2. About the Three Companies................................................................................
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A “Hedge” of the Pack: A Review of Southwest Airlines Innovative Fuel Strategy While many airlines suffer from rising fuel costs‚ Southwest Airlines continues to emerge victorious in the aeronautical landscape. Other carriers now forced to increase prices to compensate for fuel costs‚ are now subject to the new mindsets of consumers who are opting for longer bus and car rides‚ or simply not traveling at all. The woes of the airlines industry have many posing the question if airline travel
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Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines By Dave Carter a‚ Dan Rogers b‚ and Betty Simkins c a College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater‚ OK 74078-4011‚ Phone: (405) 744-5104‚ Email: dcarter@okstate.edu b School of Business Administration‚ Portland State University‚ Portland‚ OR 97207-0751‚ Phone: (503) 725-3790‚ Email: danr@sba.pdx.edu c CONTACT AUTHOR: College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater
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