Question

A U.S. bank has £120 million in loans to corporate customers and has £70 million in deposits it owes to customers with the same maturity. The bank has also sold £20 million pounds forward. The bank's net exposure is ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

£30 million

Explanation:

Banks net exposure serves as the the money currently owned by the bank.

Credit to bank;

Loans to corporate customers is bank's money since customers will repay the loan back to the bank even with interest = £120 million

Total credit owned by the bank =

£120 million

Debit;

Deposit owned to customers = £70 million (It is customers money not bank's)

Money sold forward by bank is also going out of banks pocket (debit) =£20 million

Total debt owned by bank = £70 million+£20 million = £90 million

Bank's net exposure = Total credit - debt owned by bank

Banks net exposure = £120 million - £90 million

= £30 million