Reference no: EM133001807
Exposure of a Portfolio of Currencies.U.S$400,000 U.S$600,000 U.S10 percent for the euro Volusia, Inc. is a .-based exporting firm that expects to receive payments from sales denominated in both euros and Canadian dollars in one month. Based on today's spot rates, the dollar value of the funds to be received is estimated at . for the euros and . for the Canadian dollars. Based on data for the last fifty months, Volusia estimates the standard deviation of monthly percentage changes to be and 5 percent for the Canadian dollar. The correlation coefficient between the Euro and the Canadian dollar is 0.50. Assuming that on average, the currencies appreciate each month; 0.12 % percent per month for the euro and 0.15% per month for the Canadian dollar. This means the average return due to currency fluctuations is 0.12% for Euro and 0.15% for the Canadian dollar.
a) In the above question, what is the expected % rate of return on the euro for the next month? How much is that in US dollars?
b) What is the expected % rate of return on the Canadian dollar for the next month? How much is that in US dollars?
c) What is the expected % rate of return on the portfolio in the next month?
d) What is the portfolio's standard deviation?
e) What is the maximum one-month loss of the currency portfolio using VAR methodology? State % and then US dollars?
Hint: Use a Z factor based on a 95 percent confidence level and assume the probability of the monthly percentage changes for each currency is normally distributed.
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