An FI has $100,000 of net positions outstanding in British pounds () and -$30,000 in Swiss francs

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An FI has $100,000 of net positions outstanding in British pounds () and -$30,000 in Swiss francs (SF). The standard deviation of the net positions as a result of exchange rate changes is 1 percent for the SF and 1.3 percent for the

. The correlation coefficient between the changes in exchange rates of the and the SF is 0.80.

a. What is the risk exposure to the FI of fluctuations in the /$ rate?

b. What is the risk exposure to the FI of fluctuations in the SF/$ rate?

c. What is the risk exposure if both the and the SF positions are combined? LO.1

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