Estimate the carryover cost and revenue using libor rates

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International Finance Project - Calculation of Speculative Profits

Instructions - Watch the videos prepared by the instructor and read the PDF guide labeled "Speculating with Currencies" and then answer the questions below.

Required questions:

1a. If you had speculated the day of DC1 by purchasing currency forward contract(s) that specify delivery of 1 million units of the foreign currency, and then settled up on your contract(s) the day of DC2, what would be your profit or loss?

1b. If you had speculated the day of DC1 by selling currency forward contract(s) that specify receipt of 1 million units of the foreign currency, and then settled up on your contract(s) the day of DC2, what would be your profit or loss? Please report the profit/loss before and after commissions.

2a. If you had speculated the day of DC1 by purchasing currency futures contract(s) that specify delivery of 1 million units of the foreign currency, and then closed your contract(s) the day of DC2, what would be your profit or loss? Please report the profit/loss before and after commissions.

2b. If you had speculated the day of DC1 by selling currency futures contract(s) that specify receipt of 1 million units of the foreign currency, and then closed your contract(s) the day of DC2, what would be your profit or loss? Please report the profit/loss before and after commissions.

3a. Assume that you had speculated the day of DC1 by purchasing call options that specify 1 million units of the foreign currency. You then disposed of your contract the day of DC2 or exercised them if it was reasonable to do so. What would be your profit or loss after considering the premium you paid for the call options? Calculate your results for the OTM, ATM and ITM options. Please report the profit/loss before and after commissions.

3b. Assume that you had speculated the day of DC1 by selling call options that specify 1 million units of the foreign currency. If calls are expiring, the counter-party on your contract exercised the contract the day of DC2 if it was feasible to do so. If calls have time value you would have to cancel them at market prices. What would be your profit or loss after considering the premium you received from selling the call options? Calculate your results for the OTM, ATM and ITM options. Please report the profit/loss before and after commissions.

4a. Assume that you had speculated the day of DC1 by purchasing put options that specify 1 million units of the foreign currency. You then disposed of your contracts the day of DC2 or exercised them if it was reasonable to do so. What would be your profit or loss after considering the premium you paid for the put options? Calculate your results for the OTM, ATM and ITM options. Please report the profit/loss before and after commissions.

4b. Assume that you had speculated the day of DC1 by selling put options that specify 1 million units of the foreign currency. If puts are expiring, the counter-party on your contract exercised the contract at the day of DC2 if it was feasible to do so. If puts have time value you would have to cancel them at market prices. What would be your profit or loss after considering the premium you received from selling the put option? Calculate your results for the OTM, ATM and ITM options. Please report the profit/loss before and after commissions.

5a. If you had speculated the day of DC1 by purchasing 1 million units of the foreign currency in the spot market, and then closed your position the day of DC2, what would be your raw profit or loss? Estimate the carryover cost/revenue using LIBOR rates and broker rollover rates and estimate the net profit/loss.

5b. If you had speculated the day of DC1 by selling 1 million units of the foreign currency in the spot market, and then closed your position the day of DC2, what would be your gross profit or loss? Estimate the carryover cost/revenue using LIBOR rates and broker rollover rates and estimate the net profit/loss.

6. Refer to the consensus forecast obtained from Fxstreet,com. Did they suggest to buy or to sell the foreign currency? identify the trades suggested by "analysts" in your Excel file How much was the net P/L if you traded 1,000,000 units of the FOREIGN currency (100,000,000 in the case of the JPY)

7. What did you learn about the use of financial instruments to speculate? Summarize your understanding in one paragraph. Discuss if the currency went up/down or stayed flat and how that affected the different strategies. Which strategy was most profitable? Which strategy performed the worst? Was it good to follow the "experts"? Which option is better ATM, ITM or OTM? Why are rollover estimates different among brokers? What conclusions can you get from this exercise?

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len1895222

3/10/2018 12:28:27 AM

I need this urgently, please review instructions and excel file for it. This assignment is for DC3. Please in the answers into the DC3 tab of the excel sheet. Instructions are attached. Part 3 of the Class Project – Calculation of Speculative Profits. This part of the project is worth 4 points. Students in the small groups can work on this part after Part 2 has been graded.

3/10/2018 12:28:20 AM

Please continue using the Excel template provided for the project. Make sure the data obtained in Parts 1 and 2 are included in the file. When you develop your formulas, please LINK the values you obtained in your data collections. Be aware that the Excel template has only a few formulas that are currently working but student submissions must include all formulas required to get the answers. Answers to questions 6 and 7 are very important for your grade. They should reflect your understanding about the exercise.

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