Exchange Rate Risk

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The exchange rates risk that is associated with economic, transaction, and translation exposure in Indian market. From the analysis, anticipate the fluctuations that seem to occur in the next 24 months

A currency exposure is any business operation whose profitability can be impacted by a currency exchange rate fluctuation.

There are lots of methods to solve the changes in foreign currency and interest rates issue, however, derivative financial instruments are the major tunes Nike enterprise has used to tackle this issue. Despite the fact that this approach does not wipe out comprehensively the risk of foreign exchange, Nike enterprise still utilize it to minimize or delay the negative consequences. Specifically, the derivative financial instruments comprise embedded derivatives, interest rate swap, and foreign exchange forwards and options contracts (Nike annual report, 2014).

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The presentation was scheduled for the first week of December 1990. Mr. Pross outlined the use of various derivatives, noting that they differed widely in their ability to reduce risk. If the company was, say, placing a large bid to buy a building abroad, one might prefer to use foreign currency options to hedge the currency risk in the event the deal fell through. He argued, however, that foreign currency futures were best suited to hedge the fluctuations in revenues arising from currency movements. Mr. Pross proposed a plan to hedge currency risk using futures which

The starting point of any foreign exchange risk management plan is to identify the exchange exposure faced. In controlling the foreign exchange risk, currency options have attained acceptance as very helpful tools due to their exclusive nature. They are very critical and convey a much wider range of hedging alternatives. Call options provide the right to the buyer to purchase the

There is also risk of volatility with respect to exchange rates in the short and long term

Lastly, if the U.S. dollar was weak and the exchange rate was 1.48 USD/EUR, AIFS would again

Then, we took into consideration only a fluctuation of the exchange rate. The scenarios that we analyzed covers different positions of the dollar against the euro: weak dollar (USD 1,48/EUR), stable dollar (USD 1,22/EUR) and strong dollar (USD 1,01/EUR). Different coverage of costs with hedging was also introduced in the analysis. The three main policies are of not hedging, 100% hedging with forward contracts and 100% hedging with options.

This report is created with a discussion over several important international finance topics for instance, interest-rate parity, currency risk management, regarding description on Carrefour S.A. financing policies as well as hedging strategy. Additionally, we also discussed on which currency Carrefour should issue its 10-year, 750 million euro, annual coupon bond, its foreign currency risk exposure and a possible hedging decision in dealing with any or all of the identified risks.

Per contra, the Belgian Francs is in SHORT position: the company will loose money if Belgian Francs appreciate.

Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Marketing Decisions ............................................................................................. 2 Production Decisions ........................................................................................... 3 Financial Decisions ............................................................................................... 5 Conclusion and Recommendations .................................................................... 6 Bibliography

An owner of a small business that exports all of its products to Europe, and receives 100% of their revenue in Euros needs to be concerned about foreign exchange risks. Foreign exchange risks are defined as an appreciation or depreciation in the exchange rate will lead to a change in the value of assets or liabilities that are denominated in the prearranged currency (Agarwal, 2009). Foreign exchange rates are determined by the market forces for most currencies. Exchange rates fluctuate when because of demand and supply. A currency (Euro) will appreciate when its demand increases and depreciates when its demand falls. As an owner one will need to watch the fluctuation in the currency, and understand there will be unexpected gains and losses.

Great Eastern Toys is a company in Hong Kong that exports a huge percent of its total sales to the North American and European markets and hence is exposed to currency risk. Previously, the company was occupied with expanding their business and the company 's management had never given much attention to currency risk until their recent meeting with their banker. The banker pointed out that the depreciation of the European currencies during the previous two years had resulted in a substantial loss of income. The company 's management was indeed convinced that they should begin to devote more time and manage their currency position. In this report, we are going to explore the different options for Great Eastern Toys to hedge