You use today's spot rate of the Brazilian real to forecast the spot rate of the real for one month ahead. Today's spot rate is $0.4524. Assume that you obtain the end-of-month spot exchange rates of the Brazilian real during the end of each of the last 6 months. End of Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value of Brazilian real $0.4231 0.4179 0.4192 0.4542 0.4649 0.4524 Use the value-at-risk method to determine the maximum percentage loss of the Brazilian real over the next month based on a 95 percent confidence level. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

According to this morning's The National Post, you can exchange $1 for $0.77 U.S. in three months. Thus, the ________ is $1.30 Canadian. A. Backward rate. B. Forward rate. C. Futures rate. D. Triangle rate. E. Spot rate.

Suppose a basket of goods in Paris costs €134 and the same basket purchased in New York costs $151.   a. At what exchange rate between euros and dollars is the cost of the basket the same in each​ city?   b. Now suppose that over the next year inflation in France is expected to be 3​% while in the U.S. the forecast is for 7​% inflation. What exchange rate do you expect a year from​ now?

Today's spot exchange rate: 1 euro = $1.25.US interest rate (home interest rate) is 7%.EU interest rate (foreign interest rate) is 10%.a) If the IRP (Interest rate parity) holds, what should the forward exchange rate be today?b) Assume that today, you invest $500 in the EU market for one year and at the same time, enter a currency forward contract to sell euro in a year at the forward rate from part a). If today's spot exchange rate is: 1 euro=$1.32 instead of $1.25, show how much profits or losses you make next year.

eBook You use today's spot rate of the Brazilian real to forecast the spot rate of the real for one month ahead. Today's spot rate is $0.4517. Assume that you obtain the end-of-month spot exchange rates of the Brazilian real during the end of each of the last 6 months. End of Value of Month Brazilian real 1 $0.4255 2 0.4202 3 0.4194 4 0.4502 5 6 0.4598 0.4517 Use the value-at-risk method to determine the maximum percentage loss of the Brazilian real over the next month based on a 5 percent confidence level. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Forecast the exchange rate that would exist under these conditions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to four decimal places.

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Assume that the Mexican peso currently trades at 11 pesos to the U.S. dollar. During the year U.S. inflation is expected to average 4%, while Mexican inflation is expected to average 5%. What is the current value of one peso in terms of U.S. dollars? Given the relative inflation rates, what will the exchange rates be 1 year from now? Which currency is expected to appreciate and which currency is expected to depreciate over the next year? The current value of one Mexican peso in terms of U.S. dollars, USS, is US$/MP. (Round to six decimal places.) Given the relative inflation rates, the exchange rate of one U.S. dollar in terms of Mexican pesos, MP, one year from now will be MP/US$. (Round to six decimal places.) Given the relative inflation rates, the exchange rate of one Mexican peso in terms of U.S. dollars, US$, one year from now will be US$ /MP. (Round to six decimal places.) ▼is expected to appreciate, while the is expected to depreciate over the next year. (Select from the…

You have just agreed to a forward trade that will be settled six months from now. When will the exchange rate for this transaction be determined?  A.  Today   B.  Three months from today because that is the halfway point   C.  Anytime you prefer within the next six months   D.  Whenever the spot rate six months from today is known   E.  Six months from now

Assume the current U.S. dollar-yen spot rate is $0.0088/¥. Further, the current nominal 1-year rate of return in Japan is -0.112% and 0.14% in the United States. What is the estimated forward exchange rate for 270 days? Use maximal decimals in your calculations.   ¥113.42/$ ¥113.85/$ ¥113.64/$ ¥113.35/$

Question 2 In 6-month from today, a U.S. based company will receive 2,000,000 Australian dollars (AUD) and the company wants to hedge the exchange rate risk. The expected AUD spot rate in 6-month will either appreciate by 5% (p.a) with 40% probability or depreciate by 10% (p.a.) with 60% probability. All rates are continuous compounding (please round your answers to 4 decimals in the exchange rate calculations). As the financial manager of the company, you look at Bloomberg and collect the following information: • U.S. interest rate: . . 4% p.a. 5% p.a. 1 AUD=0.63 USD Spot rate: Call option premium 0.03 USD, with exercise exchange rate 1 AUD-0.65 USD and 6-month maturity Put option premium 0.02 USD, with exercise exchange rate 1 AUD-0.64 USD and 6-month maturity Australian interest rate: 1) Calculate the 6-month forward exchange rate, describe how a forward agreement can be used to hedge the receivable money, and calculate the resulting amount of USD in 6 months.