NO.PZ2018113001000089
问题如下:
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the currency overlay strategy?
选项:
A.The overlay manager strategy will treat
currency as an independent asset class,so that it is as
uncorrelated as possible with other asset in the portfolio.
Currency overlay strategy is a passive
management approach.
Seeking incremental return, an overlay
manager who is bearish on the GBP for a portfolio with no exposure to the GBP
would short the GBP. The manager is purely seeking currency alpha not risk
reduction.
解释:
B is correct。
currency overlay策略应该将货币视为一个独立的资产类别,且它与投资组合中的其他资产尽可能不相关。A表述正确不选
currency overlay策略并不是一种被动管理的方法。虽然在内部我们需要把外汇头寸给hedge住,但内部hedge住外汇风险,是为了将外汇这种“资产”单独剥离出去,交给第三方来进行管理。因此它是一种主动出击,积极管理的方法。B不对。
通过C选项我们也可以看到,这种方法的目的是为了获取alpha,而不是降低风险的,因为当他预测英镑贬值的时候,即便他没有英镑头寸需要对冲,他也可以做空英镑来获利,C表述正确,也进一步说明了B错误。
所以根据解析,currency overlay或者其他portfolio overlay(或者XXX overlay),其实是涉及两步,第一步是头寸对冲到0,第二步是外包出去给别人管理,是这样吗?