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Hedging Opportunities the new generation
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A corporate that engages in any business activity in a currency other than its own local currency, has a foreign exchange exposure. Foreign Exchange Exposure
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Possible FX Exposure Types Every corporation has a foreign exchange exposure. This includes –Importers –Exporters –Companies that have taken a foreign loan –Multinational companies that need to pay their employees salaries and taxes in different currencies.
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Possible Hedging Tools Forward Deal Buy Vanilla Option Vanilla strategy (e.g. Risk Reversal) Buy a Knock Out Option Exotic Strategies
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Comparing Forwards and Options Forwards: –Underlying exposure is offset by engaging in a Forward deal –Obligation to exchange funds on maturity date –No future potential of additional gains from market fluctuations
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Comparing Forwards and Options Options –No obligation to exchange the underlying asset on maturity date (for the buyer) –Vast possibilities of tailoring unique solutions according to specific needs (OTC) –Opportunity to highly leverage one’s position
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Illustration A European corporate is selling goods to a corporate in Great Britain. The corporate will receive 10 Million GBP in 9 months’ time
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Analysis: –Receivables in GBP, cost base in EUR –The European company needs to convert these GBP into EUR –The European company will lose money if GBP/EUR rate depreciates Illustration
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Hedging possibilities: Forward Deal- Sell 10 Million GBP against EUR settling in 9 months at a fixed rate Buy a Put GBP Call EUR Option Enter into a Vanilla Strategy (Typically a Risk Reversal) Exotic Option Strategies Illustration
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Sell 10 Million GBP against EUR at a strike of 1.49, on the 27 of June 2006 Forward
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Buy Vanilla EUR Put
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Buy Vanilla GBP Put (ATM) A European company will profit if GBP/EUR trades above the Forward Rate @ expiry Full protection from Strike price downwards
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Risk Reversal
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A European company will profit if GBP/EUR trades above the Forward Rate and below 1.4880 (the SP of the sold Call GBP option @ expiry) Full protection from Strike price of the Put Euro option downwards No initial hedging costs (“Zero Cost”)
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Buy 1.4880 GBP Put with 1.4913 KO
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Buy 1.4890 Euro Put with 1.49 KO A European company will profit if GBP/EUR trades above the Forward Rate @ expiry Full protection from Strike price downwards Smaller hedging cost on inception date
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Regulations & Accounting Standards Increasing regulations (FAS 133, IAS 39) require special attention by CFO’s and Treasurers to possible Fx exposure
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Exotic options strategies for corporates – why? Enables a hedger to decrease hedging costs A highly customizable hedging solution Provides the opportunity to create mixed strategies (Vanilla & Exotic – e.g. buy a vanilla, sell an exotic)
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Exotic options hedging strategies Forward Extra Window European Knock In Step Premium Improver
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Critical Hedging Tools Historical Data Volatility Surface Risk Management Tools Reporting Mark to market facility
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Summary – Using SD-FX FX options can enable hedgers to profit from market fluctuations, customize tailor made solutions, while being completely hedged SD-FX allows you to price these options accurately and to abide by the accounting regulations For more details please contact: Irene Zaslavsky Tel: +44(0)20 7724 4167 i.zaslavsky@superderivatives.com
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