Christoph Hoffeman of RiverRock Capital now believes the Swiss franc (CHF) will appreciate versus the U.S. dollar

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Christoph Hoffeman of RiverRock Capital now believes the Swiss franc (CHF) will appreciate versus the U.S. dollar in the coming 3-month period. He has USD100,000 to invest. The current spot rate is USD0.5820 = CHF1.00, the 3-month forward rate is USD0.5640 = CHF1.00, and he expects the spot rates to reach USD0.6250 = CHF1.00 in three months.

a.  Calculate Christoph's expected profit assuming a pure spot market speculation strategy.

b.  Calculate Christoph's expected profit assuming he buys or sells CHF three months forward.Assumptions Initial investment (funds available) Current spot rate (USD-CHF1.00) Six-month forward rate

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Multinational Business Finance

ISBN: 9780137496013

16th Edition

Authors: David K. Eiteman, Arthur I. Stonehill, Michael H. Moffett

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