Questions 1 & 4
Question 1 (20 marks)
Assume you are a US company and expect to receive £ 24,540,000 in 3 months from now. Given the current economic environment in the US and globally, you fear that your company will be adversely affected and wishes to hedge to reduce its risk related to exchange rate changes. Based on this scenario, answer the following questions:
Identify ONE financial risk faced by the US company given the above scenario. Systematically review and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources to explain why you have identified this as a risk, and whether you would consider hedging.
Discuss in your answer the outlook for the underlying variable and cite evidence of an adverse and/or favourable direction. NB: reference list will not be part of the word count. (250-300 words)
For the risk, you have mentioned in part (a) recommend a hedging strategy that is consistent with the outlook provided in part (a) and explain why you have chosen this strategy above all others (250-300 words)
Irrespective of your answer above, assume you are using an exchange-traded option ‘combination’ strategy to hedge your risk.
Use real data from the CME group and provide the cost of the hedge (the net premium), the strike prices used, and the number of contracts required. Please show all calculations and provide screenshots of the data obtained from the CME group.
Question 4 (20 marks)
Watch the video “Banking Royal Commission Recommendations Flounder” (see link and details below) and answer the question.
Video title – “It’s two years since the final report of the Hayne Royal Commission into finance misconduct .How much protection do customers have now?”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/the-business/2021-02-04/banking-royal-commissionrecommendations-flounder/13123476
Source: ABC News, 4 Feb 2021 Duration – 4m 15s
Required:
Considering the above example (i.e., video), analyse the ethical implications of a culture of greed in banks and its impact on all stakeholders and broader society (400 words)
