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Forwards, Futuresand Money Market Hedging
Prof. Ian GiddyNew York University
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Hedging Transactions Exposure
l Types of exposurel One-shot exposurel Hedging approaches:uOpen
uForward
uMoney market
uFutures
uOptions
l Ongoing transactions exposure
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Tools for Hedging
l Petrobras has to pay for equipment fromJapan, in Japanese yen, in 3 monthsuBorrow and pay now?
uUse a forward contract/FX swap?
uPay later at spot?
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Forward Contracts, Futuresand Money Market Hedging
l Money market hedging: match currencyof assets and liabilities
l Forwards: OTC agreement to exchangecurrencies at certain exchange rate inthe future
l FX swap: simultaneous spot sale andforward purchase of a currency
l Futures: Exchange-traded contracts fornotional future delivery, minimizingdefault risk via marking-to-market
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Forward Contracts
l Agreement to exchange currencies atcertain exchange rate in the future
l Default risk in forward contracts arisesbecause such a contract is acommitment for future performance, andone or other party may be unwilling orunable to honor that commitment.
l On the settlement date, one party ineffect owes the other party a netamount.
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A Typical Forward Contract
l We agree today to pay a certain pricefor a currency in the future
BackusBackus SAN-TANDER
SAN-TANDER
Soles
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Customization, Performance Riskand Liquidity
l Customization implies bilateralcontracts, which carry performance risk
l Liquidity implies standardization andfreedom from counterparty risk, throughexchange-traded contracts
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How Does the Bank Hedge a ForwardContract?
Hedging approaches:uOpen
uForward
uSpot plus swap
uRollover
uMoney market
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Foreign Exchange Quotations
Spot Forward points
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How Banks Hedge
SHORT LONG
Today
T+2
T+90
Methods:- Spot + swap- Spot + rollover swap- Money market- Outright forward
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The FX Swap Hedge
3-month Forward Contract
3-month Swap
l Dealers typically hedge a forward foreign-exchange commitment with a spot plus “FXSwap”: spot sale plus forward purchase of aforeign currency
l The FX swap rate is determined by theinterest differential
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The Roll-Over Swap Hedge
6-month Forward Contract
3-month Swap 3-month Swap
l Dealers often hedge a long-term foreign-exchange commitment with shorter-termcontracts, which are “rolled over” as theycome due
l Corporations themselves do this too.
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The FX Swap Hedge
3-month Forward Contract
Borrow USDInvest in DEM
l Dealers also hedge a forward commitment inthe money market: borrow the currency youwill be receiving, and invest in the currencyyou will be paying
l The FX swap rate is determined by theinterest differential
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EXCHANGERATE, YENPER US$
FORWARDPREMUIM,PERCENTPER ANNUM
FORWARD(LEFT SCALE)
SPOT (LEFT SCALE)
FORWARD PREMIUM(RIGHT SCALE)
MONTHLY DATA, 1987-1989
FORWARD PREMIUM = [(SPOT-FORWARD)/SPOT]*(12/3)*100
The Forward Rate Tracks the Spot Rate
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Linkages Between Interest Rates
Interest ratedifferential
Interest ratedifferential
Forwardpremium
Forwardpremium
Expected% change in
exchange rate
Expected% change in
exchange rate
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Cost of Hedging
Type of Hedge Cost of HedgingForward Forward premium
Money Market Hedge(Borrow to matchassets)
Interest ratedifferential
Do nothing Expected rate ofchange ofexchange rate
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Corporate Hedging Decisions:Frutas Amazonas
Exporting bananas to Spain, get paid inSpanish pesetas. Funding is in U.S.dollars.
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Corporate Hedging Decisions:Frutas Amazonas
l Continue funding in U.S. dollars. Thepeseta might get stronger in the nextthree months, from $1=128 pesetas to$1=126 pesetas. This could be thecheapest
l Switch funding to pesetas, despite theslightly higher cost
l Borrow in dollars, but hedge theexchange risk in the forward market.
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Frutas Amazonas
Eurodollar 3-monthloan rate
5 9/16%
Europeseta 3-month loan rate
7 15/16%
Spot exchangerate today
Pta128.210 perUSD
Forward exchangerate today
Pta129.005 perUSD
Forward discount,% per annum
-2.5
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Frutas Amazonas
Type of Hedge Cost of HedgingForward 2.5%
Money Market Hedge(Borrow to matchassets)
2.375%
Do nothing 2/128 x 4= 6.25% gain(or 2.5% loss?)
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Bid and Offer Quotationsin the Long-Dated Forward Market
1.3
1.35
1.4
1.45
1.5
1.55
1.6
1.65
1.7
1.75
1.8
1.85
1.9
SPOT 2 YR 3 YR 4 YR 5 YR 7 YEAR 10 YEAR
.05%
.63%
1.25%1.44%
1.62%3.96%
6.34%
EXCHANGERATE,DOLLARSPER POUNDSTERLING
OFFER
BID
MATURITY OF FORWARD CONTRACT
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Forwards, Money Market Hedgingand Futures
l Forward contracts: OTC contracts forfuture delivery, often settled in cash
l Forwards can be used in1. Hedging
2. Positioning
3. Arbitrage
l Interest rate parity means that a forwardhedge is, normally, the same as amoney market hedge.
l Futures are free of default risk.
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Marking-to-Market of aFuturesContract
0.625
0.63
0.635
0.64
0.645
0.65
-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 -1
SHORT POSITION
LONG POSITION
DAILY GAINS AND LOSSES
DAILY DMFUTURES PRICEMOVEMENTS
FUTURES
SPOT
FUTURES PRICES,US$ PER MARK
DAYS BEFORE SETTLEMENT DATE
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Forwards vs Futures vs Options
l Good credit: Forward usually best
l Sometimes, Money Market Hedge betteruPerfect market: same (covered int. arb.)u Imperfect market: MMH may be better
l Credit problem: FuturesuBut: limited and standardizeduRequires margin and daily settlement
l Uncertain future cash flows:uLiquid instrument (futures/forwards to assure
flexibilityuOptions sometimes advisable
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