问题如下:
Testa acquired
a Spanish packaging company. The Spanish investment involved Testa acquiring
200,000 shares of a packaging company at EUR90 per share. He decided to fully
hedge the position with a six month USD/EUR forward contract. Details of the
euro hedge at initiation and three months later are provided in Exhibit 1.
Exhibit 1 2009 Spot and Forward USD/EUR Quotes (Bid-Offer) and Annualized Libor Rates
Using Exhibit 1, if the Spanish shares had been sold after three months,how would the manager do to close the initial transaction?
选项:
A.Sell EUR 18 million at spot.
B.Sell EUR 18 million three months forward.
C.Buy EUR 18 million three months forward.
解释:
C is correct.
考点:Mark-to-market value of Forward Contract
解析:0时刻为了对冲USD/EUR的外汇风险,签订6个月远期合约,头寸为卖欧元,合约的面值为200,000* EUR90 per share= EUR 18m,
3个月后,为了提早结束之前签订的远期合约,所以签订3个月的反向对冲合约,买欧元,合约面值仍为EUR 18m。 所以C选项正确。
为什么六个月的合约是卖欧元呢?6个月后不是应该卖美元买欧元来买股票吗?