Gund is a company producing plush stuffed animals, based in New Jersey, United States. It has recently signed a contract to deliver 100,000 Itty Bitty Boo stuffed unicorns, at €11 apiece, which represents 5% profit for the company.The whole sum of €1,100,000 will be paid at the time of delivery in 6 months.  But Gund’s CFO, Chris Jasko, is worried. USD/EUR exchange rate has been very volatile lately, and if the U.S. dollar straightens more than 5%, the whole deal will produce a loss.Help Chris with this problem and design a hedging strategy.

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Gund is a company producing plush stuffed animals, based in New Jersey, United States. It has recently signed a contract to deliver 100,000 Itty Bitty Boo stuffed unicorns, at €11 apiece, which represents 5% profit for the company.The whole sum of €1,100,000 will be paid at the time of delivery in 6 months.  But Gund’s CFO, Chris Jasko, is worried. USD/EUR exchange rate has been very volatile lately, and if the U.S. dollar straightens more than 5%, the whole deal will produce a loss.Help Chris with this problem and design a hedging strategy. 

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