Foreign Currency Risk Part 2 Mark Fielding-Pritchard mefielding.com1
3 Types of Risk Transaction- the risk we don’t receive as much money as we expected or we have to pay more Translation risk- The value of our balance sheet on translation to the operating currency falls- covenants Economic risk- positive NPV projects become negative mefielding.com2
Transaction Risk Forwards Futures Options Money Markets Swaps mefielding.com3 } Covered in part 1
Information Marko is a UK company. Today is 1/1/16, Marko is due to receive US$ on 30/6/16 Biggo Bank is offering mefielding.com4
Biggo Bank mefielding.com5 Offers to it’s clients on 1/1/16 Forward Spot $/£ month forward $/£ Options £62500 CallsPuts MarchJuneMarchJune Futures £62500 March June Money Market Deposits $ 3 Month 4- 6% 6 Month %
Options Calls Puts US European OTC Premium payments mefielding.com6
Options On 1 January set up hedge Pay premium on 1 January Close out on 30 June There will be exchange of currency on 30 June mefielding.com7
1 January Hedge 1. Calls or puts 2. Which month 3. How many 4. Premium cost 1) Marko will buy fx, exchange is in Chicago, so calls 2) June (even if September exists) mefielding.com8
Option Hedging Strategy Strike PricePremium CostNet So strike of 1.78 gives us the best price mefielding.com9 Therefore we want ((937500/1.78)/62500))= 8 Notice we round down with options Premium cost is 3.84c x x 8= $19200 Payable on 1 January 19200/ = £10677
Options On 30 June the spot rate is $1.75 so we wouldn’t exercise the options /1.75= $ minus premium = £ If you were to exchange them mefielding.com10 $£ 62500x 8 x 1.78 = = 47500/ Premium(10677) Net Receipt483534
Money Market Hedge Use bank accounts to create a liability if an asset exists or vice versa We are due in 6 months to receive dollars. We take out a dollar loan, translate to cash now. Loan will be redeemed with dollars received in future We are due in 6 months to pay dollars. Put on deposit dollars now mefielding.com11
Money Market Hedge Marko is due to receive US$ on 30/6/16 So we set up a liability. We borrow dollars now and translate those dollars to pounds on 1/1 We cannot borrow because the loan will be due interest over the next 6 months so we borrow net of interest mefielding.com12 Money Market Deposits 3 Month 4- 6% 6 Month %
Money Market Hedge We borrow at the 6 month rate of 5.8% Interest is quoted at annual nominal so interest rate = 2.9% Loan x = , therefore we borrow $ on 1 January That will grow to $ over 6 months / = £ This money is received on 1 January. Therefore it is part of the technique that we recognise time value of money. Pound investing rate for 6 months is 2.4% Therefore we get x 1.024= £ mefielding.com13
Summary How Many £s Do We Receive mefielding.com14 Forward Future Option Money Market Hedge518015