NO.PZ2023041102000007
问题如下:
Earlier in the year, Drawbridge hedged a long exposure to the Australian dollar (AUD) by selling AUD 5 million forward against the US dollar (USD); the all-in forward price was 0.8940 (USD/AUD). It is now three months prior to the settlement date, and Hollingsworth want to mark the forward position to market.
Exhibit 1 provides information about current rates in the foreign exchange markets.
The mark-to-market value for Drawbridge’s forward position is closest to:
选项:
A.–USD44,774.
B.–USD44,800.
C.–USD42,576.
解释:
1. Drawbridge sold AUD 5 million forward to the settlement date at an all-in forward price of 0.8940 (USD/AUD).
2. To mark the position to market, Drawbridge offsets the forward transaction by buying AUD 5 million three months forward to the settlement date.
3. For the offsetting forward contract, because the AUD is the base currency in the USD/AUD quote, buying AUD forward means paying the offer for both the spot rate and forward points.I. The all-in three-month forward rate is calculated as 0.9066 – 0.00364 = 0.90296II. This gives a net cash flow on settlement day of 5,000,000 × (0.8940 – 0.90296) = –USD44,800 (This is a cash outflow because Drawbridge sold the AUD forward and the AUD appreciated against the USD).
4. To determine the mark-to-market value of the original forward position, calculate the present value of the USD cash outflow using the three-month USD discount rate: –USD44,8000/[1 + 0.0023(90/360)] = –USD44,774.
0.90252~0.90296,这种mark to market的题,也甭管题里说的sell还是buy,反正我是分不清了,直接都选大的那个呗