a liability of USD 1 million due in December 2021. You have receivables of 10 million Japanese yen due in December 2021. Assuming that the forecasts given in table 1 are accurate and using the forward rates for AUD/USD and AUD/JPY, does it make sense to hedge a) your payable in USD; b) your receivable in JPY? Illustrate with data obtained from internet sources / IRESS trading room. You may use forwards/futures/options on the relevant currency pairs (if available).

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You are a CFO of an Australian company with a liability of USD 1 million due in December 2021. You have receivables of 10 million Japanese yen due in December 2021. Assuming that the forecasts given in table 1 are accurate and using the forward rates for AUD/USD and AUD/JPY, does it make sense to hedge a) your payable in USD; b) your receivable in JPY? Illustrate with data obtained from internet sources / IRESS trading room. You may use forwards/futures/options on the relevant currency pairs (if available).

Table 1: Foreign currency Forecasts: Source NAB September 28, 2020
Exchange rate forecast
Dec-20
Mar-21
Jun-21
Sep-21
Dec-21
Mar-22
Jun-22
Sep-22
Majors
AUD/USD
0.74
0.76
0.77
0.77
0.78
0.79
0.80
0.80
NZD/USD
0.66
0.67
0.68
0.69
0.70
0.70
0.72
0.72
USD/JPY
103
103
100
100
100
99
98
98
EUR/USD
1.22
1.23
1.25
1.26
1.27
1.28
1.30
1.31
GBP/USD
1.36
1.40
1.40
1.43
1.44
1.45
1.47
1.48
USD/CHF
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.92
0.91
0.91
USD/CAD
1.32
1.29
1.28
1.28
1.27
1.26
1.25
1.25
USD/CNY
6.70
6.60
6.55
6.50
6.45
6.40
6.35
6.30
Australian Cross Rates
AUD/NZD
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.12
1.11
1.12
1.11
1.11
AUD/JPY
76
78
77
77
78
78
78
78
AUD/EUR
0.61
0.61
0.62
0.61
0.62
0.62
0.61
0.61
AUD/GBP
0.54
0.54
0.55
0.54
0.54
0.54
0.54
0.54
AUD/CHF
0.67
0.69
0.70
0.71
0.71
0.72
0.73
0.73
AUD/CAD
0.97
0.98
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
1.00
1.00
AUD/CNY
4.96
4.99
5.04
5.03
5.05
5.04
5.06
5.04
Effective 28 September 2020
Transcribed Image Text:Table 1: Foreign currency Forecasts: Source NAB September 28, 2020 Exchange rate forecast Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Majors AUD/USD 0.74 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.80 NZD/USD 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.72 USD/JPY 103 103 100 100 100 99 98 98 EUR/USD 1.22 1.23 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.30 1.31 GBP/USD 1.36 1.40 1.40 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.47 1.48 USD/CHF 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.92 0.91 0.91 USD/CAD 1.32 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.25 USD/CNY 6.70 6.60 6.55 6.50 6.45 6.40 6.35 6.30 Australian Cross Rates AUD/NZD 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.12 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.11 AUD/JPY 76 78 77 77 78 78 78 78 AUD/EUR 0.61 0.61 0.62 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.61 0.61 AUD/GBP 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 AUD/CHF 0.67 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.73 0.73 AUD/CAD 0.97 0.98 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.00 1.00 AUD/CNY 4.96 4.99 5.04 5.03 5.05 5.04 5.06 5.04 Effective 28 September 2020
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