NO.PZ2018111501000021
问题如下:
Fundo doBrasil (FB) is a Brazilian sovereign wealth fund. FB has long equity positionsin Australian and Swiss equities. Spot and forward market currency informationfor AUD and CHF is provided in Exhibit 1. FB managers have asked Campos foradvice on whether it would be appropriate to hedge the currency exposure withforward contracts in AUD and CHF. Campos indicates she will examine the use offorward contracts to hedge currency exposure.
Based on theinformation provided in Exhibit 1, the most appropriate risk neutral strategyis for FB to:
选项:
A. under-hedge AUD and over-hedgeCHF.
B. over-hedge AUD and not hedgeCHF.
C. under-hedge CHF and not hedgeAUD.
解释:
B iscorrect.
考点:Tools ofCurrency Management: Forward
解析:用forwardcontracts对冲外汇风险,对冲的是卖AUD和CHF的外汇风险,所以将来是short AUD forward, short CHF forward。相比预测的未来6个月的汇率(即不用合约锁定的汇率),2.1523>2.0355,所以应当hedge AUD,锁定更高的卖AUD的价格。并且over-hedge可以带来更高的收益。对于BRL/CHF, 2.4641<2.5642, 所以不hedge时,卖CHF的价格更高。
什么叫under-hedge和over-hedge