CHAPTER 24 DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT Please see the preface for information on the AACSB letter indicators (F‚ M‚ etc.) on the subject lines. True/False Easy: (24.1) Risk management FP Answer: a EASY 1. One objective of risk management can be to reduce the volatility of a firm’s cash flows. a. True b. False (24.4) Swaps FP Answer: b EASY 2. Interest rate swaps allow a firm to exchange fixed for floating-rate payments‚ but a swap cannot reduce
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develop a methodology for quantifying risks‚ or should each situation be addressed individually? Can we have both a quantitative and qualitative risk evaluation system in place at the same time? Yes‚ a quantitative and qualitative risk management system can be in place at the same time. Since the Space Shuttle Program is so large and complicated‚ it would be in their best interest to incorporate both quantitative and qualitative risk management evaluations together. Alone‚ neither system is
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1. Introduction 1. Establish goals and context 2. Identify stakeholders (internal and external) 2. Risk Register 2.1 Identify the Risks 2.2 Analyse the Risks 2.3 Likelihood‚ Consequences and Assessment Outcome of Risks 2.4 Evaluate the Risks 3. Risk Treatments (Avoid; Reduce likelihood; Reduce consequences; transferring the risk; Retaining the risk) 1. Recommended Response and Impact 4. Implementation 4.1 Proposed Actions 4.2 Proposed Communication 4.3 Responsibilities
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1. Framework A. Identification of the risk Financial Risk There are three kinds of financial risk: market risk‚ liquidity risk and credit risk. Market Risk Price Risk The risk of a decline in the value of a security or a portfolio. Interest Rate Risk The risk that the value of an investment will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates. Example Dexia had a great interest rate risk. They had a lot of mortgage loans (long term). They financed the long term liabilities
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the time to maturity decreases d. the exercise price increases e. the volatility of the return of the underlying asset increases Answer E 2 The type(s) of risk that is (are) generally hedged with derivative contracts include all of the following except: a. commodity price risk b. foreign exchange risk c. interest rate risk d. property damage e. none of the above‚ i.e. they are all commonly hedged with derivatives Answer D 3 Which of the following is TRUE about a futures contract
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5. Risk Management 5.1 Purpose This part describes how we will perform the job of managing risk throughout the project. It will define the roles and responsibilities for every member in the risk processes‚ the risk management activities that will carried out‚ as well as the schedule for the risk management activities. 5.2 Role and responsibility Project Manager - The project manager will meet with other members of the Project Management team (Programmer‚ User Interface Designer‚ Database
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to pursuing quality lifestyles‚ and no longer consider it to be decadent or indicative of a lack of a nationalistic orientation. A risk to the Starbucks is any event or action that could have a negative impact on the company. This includes events that could lead to: uncertainty and risk rise from legal‚ logistics‚ cultural and currencies stand point. * Cultural risk: The nature of a society attacking their culture of drinking tea-they positioned stores in high-traffic and high visibility locations
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RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN Introduction: Bustos Insurance is an organisation that caters to providing the members of the community affordable and reliable insurance service. The company was established in 1990‚ and for the past 23 years has been recognized as one of the leading insurance companies in the country. Our Insurance options range from basic personal insurance cover to the most intricate family and house insurance. As a continuously thriving organisation‚ it is essential that a Risk
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Treasury and Risk Management Question 1. A trader enters into a one-year short forward contract to sell an asset for $60 when the spot price is $58. The spot price in one year proves to be $63. What is the trader’s gain or loss? Show a dollar amount and indicate whether it is a gain or loss. Answer: The trader sells the contract for $60 and buys at a spot price of $63. $60 - $63 = ($3). $3 loss Question 2. The price of a stock is $36 and the price of a three-month
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DEFINITIONS OF RISK Brian A. Burt‚ BDS‚ MPH‚ PhD Correpondence: Dr. Brian A. Burt Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health University of Michigan 109 Observatory Street Ann Arbor‚ MI 48109-2029 Phone: 734-764-5478 Fax: 734-764-3192 E-mail: bburt@umich.edu Reprints will not be available. 2 Abstract: Risk-related terms such as risk factor‚ modifiable risk factor‚ demographic risk factor‚ risk indicator‚ determinant‚ and risk marker are often not well defined in the literature. This short
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