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CHAPTER9FUTURESANDOPTIONSONFOREIGNEXCHANGE
SUGGESTEDANSWERSANDSOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTER
QUESTIONSANDPROBLEMS
QUESTIONS
1.Explainthebasicdifferencesbetweentheoperationofacurrencyforwardmarketandafuturesmarket.
Answer:
TheforwardmarketisanOTCmarketwheretheforwardcontractforpurchaseorsaleofforeigncurrencyistailor-madebetweentheclientanditsinternationalbank.Nomoneychangeshandsuntilthematuritydateofthecontractwhendeliveryandreceiptaretypicallymade.Afuturescontractisanexchange-tradedinstrumentwithstandardizedfeaturesspecifyingcontractsizeanddeliverydate.Futurescontractsaremarked-to-marketdailytoreflectchangesinthesettlementprice.Deliveryisseldommadeinafuturesmarket.Ratherareversingtradeismadetocloseoutalongorshortposition.
2.Inorderforaderivativesmarkettofunction,twotypesofeconomicagentsareneeded:
hedgersandspeculators.Explain.
Answer:
Twotypesofmarketparticipantsarenecessaryfortheoperationofaderivativesmarket:
speculatorsandhedgers.Aspeculatorattemptstoprofitfromachangeinthefuturesprice.Todothis,thespeculatorwilltakealongorshortpositioninafuturescontractdependinguponhisexpectationsoffuturepricemovement.Ahedger,on-the-other-hand,desirestoavoidpricevariationbylockinginapurchasepriceoftheunderlyingassetthroughalongpositioninafuturescontractorasalespricethroughashortposition.Ineffect,thehedgerpassesofftheriskofpricevariationtothespeculatorwhoisbetterable,oratleastmorewilling,tobearthisrisk.
3.Whyaremostfuturespositionsclosedoutthroughareversingtraderatherthanheldtodelivery?
Answer:
Inforwardmarkets,approximately90percentofallcontractsthatareinitiallyestablishedresultintheshortmakingdeliverytothelongoftheassetunderlyingthecontract.Thisisnaturalbecausethetermsofforwardcontractsaretailormadebetweenthelongandshort.Bycontrast,onlyaboutonepercentofcurrencyfuturescontractsresultindelivery.Whilefuturescontractsareusefulforspeculationandhedging,theirstandardizeddeliverydatesmakethemunlikelytocorrespondtotheactualfuturedateswhenforeignexchangetransactionswilloccur.Thus,theyaregenerallyclosedoutinareversingtrade.Infact,thecommissionthatbuyersandsellerspaytotransactinthefuturesmarketisasingleamountthatcoverstheround-triptransactionsofinitiatingandclosingouttheposition.
4.HowcantheFXfuturesmarketbeusedforpricediscovery?
Answer:
TotheextentthatFXforwardpricesareanunbiasedpredictoroffuturespotexchangerates,themarketanticipateswhetheronecurrencywillappreciateordepreciateversusanother.BecauseFXfuturescontractstradeinanexpirationcycle,differentcontractsexpireatdifferentperiodicdatesintothefuture.Thepatternofthepricesofthesecontractsprovidesinformationastothemarket’scurrentbeliefabouttherelativefuturevalueofonecurrencyversusanotheratthescheduledexpirationdatesofthecontracts.Onewillgenerallyseeasteadilyappreciatingordepreciatingpattern;however,itmaybemixedattimes.Thus,thefuturesmarketisusefulforpricediscovery,i.e.,obtainingthemarket’sforecastofthespotexchangerateatdifferentfuturedates.
5.Whatisthemajordifferenceintheobligationofonewithalongpositioninafutures(orforward)contractincomparisontoanoptionscontract?
Answer:
Afutures(orforward)contractisavehicleforbuyingorsellingastatedamountofforeignexchangeatastatedpriceperunitataspecifiedtimeinthefuture.Ifthelongholdsthecontracttothedeliverydate,hepaystheeffectivecontractualfutures(orforward)price,regardlessofwhetheritisanadvantageouspriceincomparisontothespotpriceatthedeliverydate.Bycontrast,anoptionisacontractgivingthelongtherighttobuyorsellagivenquantityofanassetataspecifiedpriceatsometimeinthefuture,butnotenforcinganyobligationonhimifthespotpriceismorefavorablethantheexerciseprice.Becausetheoptionownerdoesnothavetoexercisetheoptionifitistohisdisadvantage,theoptionhasaprice,orpremium,whereasnopriceispaidatinceptiontoenterintoafutures(orforward)contract.
6.Whatismeantbytheterminologythatanoptionisin-,at-,orout-of-the-money?
Answer:
Acall(put)optionwithSt>E(E>St)isreferredtoastradingin-the-money.IfStEtheoptionistradingat-the-money.IfSt 7.Listthearguments(variables)ofwhichanFXcallorputoptionmodelpriceisafunction.Howdoesthecallandputpremiumchangewithrespecttoachangeinthearguments? Answer: Bothcallandputoptionsarefunctionsofonlysixvariables: St,E,ri,r$,Tand.Whenallelseremainsthesame,thepriceofaEuropeanFXcall(put)optionwillincrease: 1.thelarger(smaller)isS, 2.thesmaller(larger)isE, 3.thesmaller(larger)isri, 4.thelarger(smaller)isr$, 5.thelarger(smaller)r$isrelativetori,and 6.thegreateris. Whenr$andriarenottoomuchdifferentinsize,aEuropeanFXcallandputwillincreaseinpricewhentheoptionterm-to-maturityincreases.However,whenr$isverymuchlargerthanri,aEuropeanFXcallwillincreaseinprice,buttheputpremiumwilldecrease,whentheoptionterm-to-maturityincreases.Theoppositeistruewhenriisverymuchgreaterthanr$.ForAmericanFXoptionstheanalysisislesscomplicated.SincealongertermAmericanoptioncanbeexercisedonanydatethatashortertermoptioncanbeexercised,orasomelaterdate,itfollowsthattheallelseremainingthesame,thelongertermAmericanoptionwillsellatapriceatleastaslargeastheshortertermoption. PROBLEMS 1.Assumetoday’ssettlementpriceonaCMEEURfuturescontractis$0.9716/EUR.Youhaveashortpositioninonecontract.Yourmarginaccountcurrentlyhasabalanceof$1,700.Thenextthreedays’settlementpricesare$0.9702,$0.9709,and$0.9625.Calculatethechangesinthemarginaccountfromdailymarking-to-marketandthebalanceofthemarginaccountafterthethirdday. Solution: $1,700+[($0.9716-$0.9702)+($0.9702-$0.9709) +($0.9709-$0.9625)]xEUR125,000=$2,837.50, whereEUR125,000isthecontractualsizeofoneEURcontract. 2.Doproblem1againassumingyouhavealongpositioninthefuturescontract. Solution: $1,700+[($0.9702-$0.9716)+($0.9709-$0.9702)+($0.9625-$0.9709)]xEUR125,000=$562.50, whereEUR125,000isthecontractualsizeofoneEURcontract. Withonly$562.50inyourmarginaccount,youwouldexperienceamargincallrequestingthatadditionalcashbeaddedtothemarginaccounttobringitbackuptotheinitialmarginlevel. 3.UsingthequotationsinExhibit9.3,calculatethefacevalueoftheopeninterestintheDecember2002Swissfrancfuturescontract. Solution: 984contractsxSF125,000=SF123,000,000. whereSF125,000isthecontractualsizeofoneSFcontract. 4.UsingthequotationsinExhibit9.3,notethattheDecember2002Mexicanpesofuturescontracthasapriceof$0.10068.YoubelievethespotpriceinDecemberwillbe$0.11000.Whatspeculativepositionwouldyouenterintotoattempttoprofitfromyourbeliefs? Calculateyouranticipatedprofits,assumingyoutakeapositioninthreecontracts.Whatisthesizeofyourprofit(loss)ifthefuturespriceisindeedanunbiasedpredictorofthefuturespotpriceandthispricematerializes? Solution: IfyouexpecttheMexicanpesotorisefrom$0.10068to$0.11000,youwouldtakealongpositioninfuturessincethefuturespriceof$0.10068islessthanyourexpectedspotprice. Youranticipatedprofitfromalongpositioninthreecontractsis: 3x($0.11000-$0.10068)xMP500,000=$13,980.00,whereMP500,000isthecontractualsizeofoneMPcontract. Ifthefuturespriceisanunbiasedpredictoroftheexpectedspotprice,theexpectedspotpriceisthefuturespriceof$0.10068/MP.Ifthisspotpricematerializes,youwillnothaveanyprofitsorlossesfromyourshortpositioninthreefuturescontracts: 3x($0.10068-$0.10068)xMP500,000=0. 5.Doproblem4againassumingyoubelievetheDecember2002spotpricewillbe$0.08500. Solution: IfyouexpecttheMexicanpesotodepreciatefrom$0.10068to$0.08500,youwouldtakeashortpositioninfuturessincethefuturespriceof$0.10068isgreaterthanyourexpectedspotprice. Youranticipatedprofitfromashortpositioninthreecontractsis: 3x($0.10068-$0.08500)xMP500,000=$23,520.00. Ifthefuturespriceisanunbiasedpredictorofthefuturespotpriceandthispricematerializes,youwillnotprofitorlosefromyourlongfuturesposition. 6.Recalltheforwardrateagreement(FRA)exampleinChapter6.ShowhowthebankcanalternativelyuseapositioninEurodollarfuturescontractstohedgetheinterestrateriskcreatedbythematuritymismatchithaswiththe$3,000,000six-monthEurodollardepositandrolloverEurocreditpositionindexedtothree-monthLIBOR.AssumethebankcantakeapositioninEurodollarfuturescontractsmaturinginthreemonths’timethathaveafuturespriceof94.00. Solution: Tohedgetheinterestrateriskcreatedbythematuritymismatch,thebankwouldneedtobuy(golong)threeEurodollarfuturescontracts.Ifonthelastdayoftrading,three-monthLIBORis51/8%,thebankwillearnaprofitof$6,562.50fromitsfuturesposition.Thisiscalculatedas: [94.875-94.00]x100bpx$25x3contracts=$6,562.50. Notethatthissumdiffersslightlyfromthe$6,550.59profitthatthebankwillearnfromthe
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