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FX Future - Set up Hedge

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  1. If $ receipt -> want to sell $ so buy £ future
  2. Choose Maturity date -> close to receipt date but not before
  3. No of contracts = ($ receipt/payment / Futures Rate) / £62,500
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FX Future - Outcome of Hedge

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Gain/loss = (Sell rate - Buy rate) x No of contracts x £62,500
Convert at spot rate with receipt/payment

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FX Future - Advantages

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  • Hedge downside risk
  • Can close out position at any time
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FX Future - Disadvantages

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  • Loses upside potential
  • Standardised contracts so can over/under hedge
  • Basis risk
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Money Market Hedge - $ Payment

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Deposit $ - earn interest
Convert at spot
Borrow in £
Pay loan - pay interest

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Money Market Hedge - $ Receipt

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Borrow $ - pay interest
Convert at spot
Deposit in £
Take deposit - earn interest

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Money Market Hedge - Advantages

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  • Hedges downside risk
  • Tailored to investment - wont over/under hedge
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Money Market Hedge - Disadvantages

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  • Loses any upside potential
  • Difficult to unwind
  • Unlikely cheaper and greater admin
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Traded Currency Option - Set up Hedge

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  1. If $ receipt we want to sell $ and buy £ so buy call option
  2. Choose strike price and maturity date
  3. No of contracts = ($ receipt/ strike price)/£31,250
  4. Pay premium $ = no of contracts * prem(cent)/100 x £31,250
  5. Convert premium at spot
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Traded Currency Option - Outcome of Hedge

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Gain on option = (Spot-Strike) x no of contracts x £31,250
Convert at spot rate
If dollar strengthens let option lapse

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Traded Currency Option - Advantages

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  • Protects from downside risk
  • Benefit from upside potential as can let it lapse
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Traded Currency Option - Disadvantages

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  • Premium can be expensive
  • May over/under hedge
  • Not available in all currencies
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OTC Currency Options - Set up the Hedge

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  1. If $ receipt we will want to sell $ so have to buy a put option
  2. Choose strike price
  3. Pay premium £ upfront
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OTC Currency Options - Outcome of Hedge

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If dollar weakens than exercise option and covert at strike

If dollar strengthens then let option lapse and convert at spot

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OTC Currency Options - Advantages

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  • Protects from downside risk
  • Benefits from upside potential
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OTC Currency Options - Disadvantages

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  • Premium can be expensive and needs to be paid upfront
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Index Future - Set up the Hedge

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  1. Sell index futures
  2. Choose futures date (based on when want to hedge)
  3. Note futures price
  4. No of future contracts = Share portfolio value / (futures level x £10)
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Index Future - Outcome of Hedge

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Gain/loss on futures = (Futures at start - current futures) x no of contracts x £10
Calculate gain/loss on portfolio

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Index Future - Advantages

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  • Hedges downside risk
  • Can close out futures at any time
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Index Future - Disadvantages

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  • Standardised contracts - can over/under hedge
  • Removes any upside potential
  • Basis risk
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Share Index Options - Set up Hedge

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  1. Buy put index options
  2. Choose strike price and maturity date
  3. Calculate number of contracts = Share portfolio value / (strike price x £10)
  4. Pay premium = points x £10 x no of contracts
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Share Index Options - Outcome of Hedge

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Gain on option = (Strike level - current spot index level) x no of contracts x £10
Calculate gain/loss on portfolio
Deduct premium

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Share Index Options - Advantages

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  • Protects from downside risk and allows benefit from upside
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Share Index Options - Disadvantages

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  • Standardised contracts - may over/under hedge
  • Premium can be expensive
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Interest Forward Rate Agreements - Set up Hedge
Decide FRA term - e.g 3-6 FRA means starts in 3 months lasts 3 months Buy FRA (if borrowing in future)
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Interest Forward Rate Agreements - Outcome of Hedge
Net settlement on the FRA = (Spot rate - FRA rate) x nominal value x time/12 Borrow money from bank at spot rate
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Interest Forward Rate Agreements - Advantages
- Hedges away downside risk - Tailored to investment
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Interest Forward Rate Agreements - Disadvantages
- Usually only available on loans > £500k - Usually < 1 year - Removes upside potential - Difficult to exit
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Interest Rate Futures - Set up Hedge
1. Futures rate = 100-r (where r = fixed interest rate) 2. Sell futures (if borrowing) 3. Choose Maturity date 4. No of contracts = (Borrowing value / £500k) x (Borrowing period / 3)
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Interest Rate Futures - Outcome of Hedge
Gain/loss on futures = ((Sell price - Buy price)/100) x no of contracts x £500k x 3/12 Borrow money from bank at spot rate
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Interest Rate Futures - Advantages
- Hedges away from downside risk - Can close out position at any time
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Interest Rate Futures - Disadvantages
- Removes any upside potential - Standardised contracts - may over/under hedge - Basis risk
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Interest Rate Options - Set up Hedge
1. Buy put option (if borrowing) 2. Choose strike price 3. Choose maturity date 4. No of contracts = (borrowing value/£500k) x (borrowing period / 3) 5. Pay premium = no of contracts x £500k x premium % x 3/12
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Interest Rate Options - Outcome of Hedge
If exercise option: Sell futures at strike gain on future = ((sell price - buy price)/100) x no of contract x £500k x 3/12 Borrow money at spot rate
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Interest Rate Options - Advantages
- Protects from downside risk - Benefit from upside
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Interest Rate Options - Disadvantages
- Premium can be expensive - May over/under hedge - Basis risk
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Interest Rate Swaps - Advantages
- Can either provide fixed or floating interest - Can be longer term than FRAs/ futures / options - Can be used to achieve lower borrowing costs
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Interest Rate Swaps - Disadvantages
- If swap for fixed interest you lose upside of variable - If swap for variable than risk them raising - Risk that counterparty defaults - The swap can make the accounts look misleading
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Interest Rate Parity (IRP)
Uses nominal interest rates from two countries and spot exchange rate to: Determine a fair forward exchange rate Predict the future expected spot rate
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IRP formula
Spot rate x ((1+ if)/ (1+iuk)) = forward rate If = overseas nominal interest Iuk = uk nominal interest
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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
That a basket of goods in one country will cost the same no matter where it is traded
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PPP Formula
Spot rate x ((1 + hf) / (1 + huk)) = expected future spot rate Hf = overseas inflation rate Huk = Uk inflation rate
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PPP Formula
Spot rate x ((1 + hf) / (1 + huk)) = expected future spot rate Hf = overseas inflation rate Huk = Uk inflation rate
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