International Finance

Central banks use two types of transactions: spot transactions (an agreement between two parties to buy or sell currency in exchange for another at the current exchange rate) which are settled within two business day (Spot Transactions, n.d.) and forward transactions which are contracts trading in the over the counter markets (OTC) that lock in the exchange rate of a currency to be bought or sold in the future. An example of forward transaction would be when an American company sells its goods to a Mexican company to be paid in one year and the American company enters into a forward transaction to lock the amount of money to be paid in the future. (Currency Forward Definition,

Any contract for transporting freight or personnel by vessel, aircraft, bus, truck, express, railroad, or oil or gas pipeline where published tariff rates are in effect;

In this report we are going to discuss about the Rolls Royce Limited which exports aero engines to US. In 1978 and 1979 to maintain the export sales and won huge engine contracts Rolls Royce entered in contracts that were fixed in the dollars. While entering into the contracts exchange rate was about $1.80 for one pound and expected to fall over $1.65 so they did not cover their dollar cover exposure. By the end of 1979 £ 1 = $2.12. So Rolls Royce suffered loss of £58 million in 1979 in spite of increased sales because Rolls Royce’s operating costs (wages, components and debt servicing) are incurred in sterling. Appreciation of home country resulted in foreign exchange risk and economic exposure. So here in this report we are providing the factors that led to the economic exposure and inflation affect on the company. We are providing various financial and non-financial alternatives that Rolls Royce should consider while entering in the contract to eliminate or reduce the Exchange risk.

A. the short-term movement of funds from one currency to another in the hopes of profiting from shifts in

iii. The three launch payments fit the before stated criteria of substantive payments. The contract signing payment and negotiation payment do fit the criteria because these payments are not proportionate to the vendor’s performance, do not relate solely to past performances, and are not “reasonable relative” to all of the deliverables and payment terms.

7.  Under a shipment contract, the seller is required to do all but which of the following?

a) Alan wants to know the five requirements in order to make a valid contract.

Q5. Can an overseas trader who is buying your exports take any legal action against you if you fail to comply with an INCOTERM that you have not agreed on in the contract between yourselves ? Why? (2.3, 3.4, 4.1, RK2)

Currency exposures assume many forms: they can be assets or liabilities; current or committed; contracted or merely forecast; they can be for trade, investment or balance sheet purposes. Cases of currency exposure can emerge at any point along the value chain, with various repercussions. Each requires a transfer of funds, and for each the rate of exchange is uncertain. Examples of different types of currency exposures are presented below.

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|b. |contract to operate in the host country for long periods of time, such as 20 years |

4. Name two types of negotiated contracts and describe the method of payment and incentive concept.

II) The delivery method in the contract is not specific and may cause confusion. To improve this contract, it needs to include detailed method of delivery.

This week’s homework is divided into two parts. First, please answer the 2 questions below. Second, you will develop a trading strategy based on a concept known as “triangular arbitrage.” Below you will find links to four brief videos explaining the concept & how to test for its existence.

Based on your answer to question 2, how would Mesa’s cash flows be affected by the expected exchange rate movements? Explain.