Question

Exchange rate is currently $1.25 US per 1 Euro. Interest rate is 2% in the US and 1% in Eurozone. A bank is long a futures contract on 1,000,000 Euro with F= $1.20 per unit, maturing in one year. What position should the bank take to hedge the currency risk?
a. Borrow $1,237,624 US
b. Invest $990,099 U.S.
c. Invest $1,237,624 US
d. Borrow $990,099 US

Answer 1

Answer:

Invest $990,099 U.S

Explanation:

The interest rate is 2% for US dollars and 1% for euro

The exchange rate is 1.25 dollars to a euro.

To calculate future exchange rate:

1.25dollars (1+exchange rate of us/1+ exchange rate of euro)

= 1.25(1.02/1.01)

= 1.2625

Approximately 1.26

After a year they will be getting .26 million dollars.

They need to invest something close to this amount 1.2/1.02

Therefore option b is the best answer